My husband with a freshly caught trout-snack. |
Scoutie Girl sends out another call to arms! In her We Scout Wednesday blog post this week, she answers the question of why she DIYs. Every one of her responses applies to and inspires me!
I would add that the reason I DIY is because it brings me closer to the real business of life, which increases my sense of fulfillment.
Every act that I take out of the hands of big corporations and put back into my own or even into the hands of another soul that I can connect with personally (like my husband who hunts and fishes meat for me or that farmer down the road who grows eggs for me, or even that fellow Etsy crafter who hand-dyed embroidery thread for me and whom I told all about the project I’ll be making) the closer I grow to the collective life force and the more engaged and fulfilled and purposeful my own existence becomes.
In my life, this living closer to the business of life materializes in many forms. Whether from something as simple as cooking my own dinner instead of purchasing ready-made food, or drying tomatoes from my own garden to a more complex, and even more fulfilling, scenario of me creating jewelry from natural stones and seeds I grew myself and then getting money from selling them to buy eggs from the aforementioned farmer.
Thank you, universe, for bringing me to a place where I can create something with my own two hands and connect personally with the people who trade some of their life force back to me (in the form of money) for those creations. It really brings me closer to life and to having a purpose.
Weeza says
I love your answer! I feel exactly the same way. Its all about connections.
Tamz says
HOW YOU BE SO CUTE. srsly.