When Crafts Become Activism

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January 10, 2019 a project of ServiceSpace At the deepest level, the creative process and the healing process arise from a single source. When you are an artist, you are a healer. - Rachel Naomi Remen - When Crafts Become Activism "Sarah Corbett never dreamed a cross-stitched teddy bear could change her life and how she approached her career. But looking back, she realizes that thats when it all started. Corbett, a professional campaigner for causes and charities, was preparing to board a train from London to Glasgow to give yet another workshop on training people as activists.But she was exhausted, stressed, and burning out. With a five-hour journey ahead of her, she couldnt work because it made her travel sick. Feeling a hankering to do something creative, she picked up the tiny cross-stitch kit. As she took her seat and began to work, she immediately noticed something...." { read more } Be The Change For more inspiration read "On Death Row: Creating Art from Pain". { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News How to Age Gracefully One Teacher's Brilliant response to Columbine Anne Lamott Writes Down Every Single Thing She Knows Pushing Through: A Poem for Grieving Hearts Do Not Lose Heart: We Were Made For These Times Last Lecture The Life of Death 7 Simple Ways to Cultivate Comfort DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 244,212 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More