I’ve done it! Perhaps it’s baby steps, but I’ve done it and will continue to do so to maintain “my healthy.” What is it I’ve done you may ask? I’m following through with what I train and preach to our volunteers and kiddos about abuse survivors needing a creative outlet. I’ve poured myself into building my organization for years. I’ve not really done much creating other than writing, though writing is good, there are other important healing avenues that can tap into the one thing us survivors tend to burry - our child selves. I’m talking about creating something from nothing. Inspiring my creative self (our child selves) to come out and play. It's empowering and so healthy!
Since mid-December, I was on a mission to create a craft room. It seems like a simple task, or so I thought, but tapping into that creative part of me is hard. Much harder than I thought - tapping into a little girl’s creativity that she’s tried so hard to burry. I really had no idea what creating something like this would look like, but slowly, with the help and encouragement of my loving husband, we’ve been adding things to make a “creative craft haven” for me.
One of the people that really kept me focused and determined is my Little Buddy, Haley from Sparks of Hope Healing Camp. She’s been cheering me on telling me she can’t wait to get one of my creations from my “craft room haven.” I made this chalkboard pillow for her. I’ve not sewed anything for 26 years. It felt pretty darn good. Nor have I made something like an appliqué - which I might add was not an easy task for someone who hasn’t been crafting in many, many years. I am proud of me and cannot wait to give her my first creation of many.
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| Front of Pillow! |
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| Backside of Pillow! |
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| My not so little helper, Milly! |
