Clearly we are living in times when we need to support each other and give each other strength. These days I am drawing on the wisdom that I have received throughout my life, from the strong women I have known. Many of us are having to be strong not only for ourselves, but for others around us. Through Faith, Community, and Sheer Stubbornness we are going to get through this pandemic and this year….Together.
If you have made any study of powerful women throughout history, you know that in order to persevere and stay strong, we can’t always be ‘nice’. To speak up, to name the Truth, to stand up for those without a voice, sometimes we have to be louder than our mothers taught us to be. As mothers, as grandmothers, as teachers and mentors, as guardians of young people in our communities, sometimes we have to step out of bounds for the Greater Good.
Many of us are fighting for human rights, for the environment, for social justice, and sometimes just for basic Truth. It can be a struggle to fight for something as simple as Truth sometimes. It can be painful to shine a bright light in dark corners. It can be exhausting to support and comfort so many people who need help now. But it also is incredibly empowering and uplifting. And I know these are times where many of you are discovering a strength you never knew you had. Our hearts are stretched to bursting, then forged in the fire of the moment, to a tenacity and courage we could not have imagined a couple years ago.
Within the approximately 150,000 designs I look at each year (and the appx 14K we buy for eQuilter), there are a precious handful that are about inspiration, strength, healing, and finding one’s Creativity and Truth. I snap them all up, because I know they will mean so much to someone who is going through a tough time. This one is dedicated to YOU, and know that you are not alone. We are ALL connected and we are all moving towards the same future together. You know what I mean.
…sharing your love of fabric,
Luana and Paul
* Please join me for an overview of International Quilt Trends at my virtual lecture for the Festival of Quilts (Birmingham UK) – and please note the date has been changed to Monday August 9th at 11 am Mountain Time, 6 pm British Summer Time. Follow this link to registration and a discount for eQuilter customers. Hope to see you there!
