Healing Creativity

Welcome to my new blog!

I suppose I could start with how I began my hobby in macrame jewelry. We all face struggles in life, and at the time, I had quite a few both at work and in my personal life. Because of these issues, I felt incompetent, inadequate, and worthless. Anything I accomplished had to be redone the next day and the next... It was never enough.

One day, on a whim, I brought a kit to make a hemp necklace complete with instructions. I followed the instructions and completed my project in one evening. I had something to show for my work, and it gave me a feeling of fulfillment. I began buying other kits, then books, and other supplies. I found that I loved the flow of creativity it took to take different seperate pieces and make something whole and new. Eventually, I began making special items for family members' birthday presents. Even now, the pieces I make for them are usually my favorites.

For me, a creative outlet gave me a sense of order in the chaos and a sense of accomplishment. As I tie series of knots, I can't help but think of the tangled pieces of my life. I want to watch God's hands take them and make something beautiful in the same way that the series of knots my hand ties creates a lovely pattern.

We are hurt; we are lonely; and we turn to music or words, and as compensation beyond all price we are given glimpses of the world on the other side of time and space.
~Madeleine L'Engle, Walking on Water

If you have had the same experience of healing and hope from your craft, please feel free to share your story.