A Crafter's Tools

At birth, each of us is given a set of tools to enable
us to begin our journey on earth. Some get paint
brushes, and others needles and thread. There are
those with knives to carve wood and still others
melt wax and make candles. No matter the craft,
the tools are given freely. These tools may not
resemble what the world knows or expects, but
they are ideas and whispers in the mind and heart.
The vision of beauty and colors beyond belief are
woven into the fiber of each of us.

You may say that you never saw the brushes or the
needles. My friend, they were there in your fingertips
and in your soul. When a color struck your fancy or
a twig inspired you to think about the perfect place to
put it - there was your pallette of paint and the clay to
make a vase. Inspiration takes many shapes and
forms, but if we miss a tool or two, somewhere later
in life they appear and we get a second chance.

Crafts and hobbies are made in heaven. They are
disguised as such because the beauty is inside and
we must find the right touch to open the doors of
creativity and ingenuity. Once opened, the Magical
Box will not close again. The visions come at the
most inopportune times. Waiting for a bus, rocking a
baby, and even washing a floor are not excluded.
Each is a bead or button to be picked up and used.

When you give something that you made with your
heart to a loved one, be assured that the quills used
to sign your name on your project are made of gold.
The ink is the flowing water of who you are and where
you are headed. If wood is your special talent, then
a tree feels privileged to lend you a bit of itself to make
the heavens proud. Yarn, sparkles, and even a feather
all are happy to make your ideas come to light. So,
create to your heart's content, give gifts as if they were
one of a kind, for truly they are, and stand proud when
you hand your tool box or sewing basket back to the
Almighty. If they are well used, then your life will shine.
If they haven't been touched, then the world is less of
a place because of it. Fulfill your dreams, and be the
artist that you know is in your being. We all wait and
hope that the beauty you create will help us envision
the treasures of the world we will enter someday.
Craft and know that you are doing the work of the
universe - and as the saying goes "Live Well and
Prosper" in ways you have just started to discover.

©Arleen M. Kaptur

August, 2007

Arleen M. Kaptur has written many books and articles on everyday living and finding peace and joy in all we do

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