Cotton and Silk: Reflections of a Seamstress

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February 11, 2018 a project of ServiceSpace Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. - Rumi - Cotton and Silk: Reflections of a Seamstress "When someone asked me my profession, I tried to come up with an elaborate, elevated word for seamstress. And when I tried to describe what I did, people's eyes glazed over and I experienced a sad, lonely feeling. Well, you are what you are. Eventually, I discovered that the whole point of life is to know yourself. This long process has been, and is, much more interesting than trying to find myself in someone else's eyes." In this short piece Susan Vorbeck offers a riveting behind-the-scenes glimpse of a vanishing profession. { read more } Be The Change Think about what you really want. Where does doing something you love fit it? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News How Happy Brains Respond to Negative Things The Benefits of Learning to Be Kind to Yourself Learning to Die Teen Creates App So Bullied Kids Never Have to Eat Alone 5 Things Science Says Will Make You Happier What Would A Slow School Movement Look Like? What Matters Most? This Foster Father Takes in Only Terminally Ill Children DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 244,892 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More