I signed up for an 8-week jewelry class last month on a (kind of) whim. I work full time in Marketing for a food start up so ALOT of time feeling stressed on screens. I love making stuff with my hands and have always been curious about jewelry making so I enrolled at a course at my local Adult Education Center!!
Last night was my first class and I’m so so so happy I did it. It’s so cool to CHOOSE to learn (outside a more forced school setting) and spend hours dedicated to a new craft. I included a picture of the first thing I made hehe. I sawed, drilled, filed, sanded and stamped. i felt so proud and powerful using tools and doing something totally new
If anyone needs a push to try something new creatively do it!! Dedicate the time. if you know you can’t force yourself to learn alone in your room (me neither) a community center is great. Holds you accountable to show up and your supporting a cool org.
Apr 3, 2024
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Look for community classes in and around you and try one, alone or with a friend. It’s a good way to learn something new, and to learn things about yourself— it’s especially good to pick something you’re bad at, and stick with it in spite of being bad! Learning can be clumsy and imperfect.
Feb 7, 2024
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today I taught myself how to do something I’ve been wanting to learn for years. All it took was some mental determination and YouTube and ~voila~ joy forever. The gift that keeps giving.
Feb 14, 2024
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I like going to my little classes. Learning never stops, and also you don’t have to try to learn a new skill alone ! rejoice !
Feb 5, 2025
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sometimes you gotta talk shit to process but often I think we talk too much shit…. At the end of the day we’re all human beings who are trying the best with what they’ve got. if someone is annoying you/acting mean/unkind it’s most likely all connected to a larger system that did not set them up for success. Instead of shit talking the rude waiter, celebrity drama, your friends annoying partner— let’s break down systems that are holding us all back!!!! or the systems that are probably holding that person back! Let’s give grace to humans and question the larger systems that generate more trauma and disconnect! that’s how we generate more love and compassion and move things forward
some of my favorite systems to talk about are:
•industrialized food and food accessibility
•consumerism/overconsumption (and the connection to social media & celebrity culture)
•hustle culture
•politics/2 party system
•cars/walkable cities/big oil
•big dairy
•Christianity
plz comment ur fav system to break down / talk about with ur friends i love this stuff….
Apr 28, 2024
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what’s it gonna hurt!! you are power, you are a piece of the sun, you are as great as you believe you are! Fake that ego until it’s real. your inner voice is an insanely loving mother that only sees the good. it may feel silly at first… but you are as capable as anyone, so let yourself believe that you are! isn't that the first step in getting anything you want?
Mar 6, 2024
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Thats How we unite and learn and grow!!
I swear people are usually kinder than we think they are.
it’s so beautiful to find middle ground
Dec 20, 2024