Time for a breather.
I have barely known what day it is for the past few weeks. Lots going on, things coming from all directions. But… the busiest part is (kind of) behind me and I can finally shift my brain from jewelry show mode to…. well, something else. I’m not sure what yet. Whether that’s a good thing or not is yet to be seen.
The shows this season were amazing - met all kinds of wonderful people and saw some smiling familiar faces. And the best of all, more friends came out to see me at shows than ever before. My craft is a solitary one, so it’s really nice when people come and see what exactly it is I do while sitting around my house all the time. Means a lot.
That left me thinking a lot about friends on my drive home tonight. Mostly about the things I have to say and the people I might never say them to. That might not sound okay (and it might not BE okay) but for now, that’s where I am. My idea of friendship has been challenged in quite a few unexpected ways over the past year or so… especially recently. I’m still figuring all of that out and deciphering the lessons to be learned. I like to think of myself as a fairly patient person - and I’m learning many different ways to exercise it (often the lessons come too late, of course.) What needs to be said will reveal itself in time. I just have to trust that.
I realize this might be cryptic and vague, but I feel a need to avoid gratuitous gossipy specifics. I’m not trying to send a passive message to anyone. Just being purely introspective. A mental bookmark, I suppose. That’s all this blog is for anyway - my dropping of pins in a timeline, marking things I’d like to remember.
For now, I’m pondering the fine line between present and past and hoping my newfound peace isn’t a fleeting thing.
