“For me, as for all children, the world could have come to seem a scary place to live. But I felt secure with my parents, and they let me know we were safely together whenever I showed concern about accounts of alarming events in the world. There was something else my mother did that I’ve always remembered: ‘Always look for the helpers,’ she’d tell me. ‘There’s always someone who is trying to help.’” - Fred Rogers (quoting H. James)
I usually like to keep the world beyond arms reach on this channel, and I plan to do that, but I did want to make one exception today to speak to those who are experiencing challenging times. Indeed, so many people in my life are full of fear with what is happening in my country right now. My Hispanic mother now needs to go everywhere with a passport to avoid getting questioned, my friends are terrified of being left without a job, local families that rely on public services are suddenly out of options. Older people at the grocery store have told me that I should speak to my baby in ‘American’ instead of sharing my Spanish language with him, which has been heartbreaking for him to witness at just 10 months old. It’s a scary and uncertain time for so many. I wanted to reach out to you with an open heart and send all my love ❤️
If you have felt overwhelmed lately, I encourage you to practice mindfulness. Sometimes that is all I can do when big emotions overtake me, to welcome my mind and soul to just be: to take away for a while the burden of scrolling, of absorbing endless information, of racing thoughts... It’s a practice and not always easy to do, but in my own experience as a sensitive soul, it’s crucial to survive in a messy world.
I have a little fairy in my life who is growing stronger each day, and shows me that there is goodness and love and wonder around every corner, and that I need to be brave enough to seek it out even when it’s easier to lose hope and despair. I don’t want to choose the easy way, I want to be a ‘helper’ who continues to fight for a better world ❤️ until the very end.
Keep shining your light ✨
P.S. A few announcements since I’ve been away ⬇️ 🍄For all those kind souls who have been messaging me on my Etsy shop: while I unfortunately am not able to sell physical artwork at this time, I do have some ebooks for download available that I hope will be enjoyed and bring some moments of peace. It was the best I could do for the time being - I continue to be active on Patreon and hope to come back to YouTube someday🥰 www.etsy.com/shop/TheCottageFairyArt www.patreon.com/c/bythecottagefairy
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“For me, as for all children, the world could have come to seem a scary place to live. But I felt secure with my parents, and they let me know we were safely together whenever I showed concern about accounts of alarming events in the world. There was something else my mother did that I’ve always remembered: ‘Always look for the helpers,’ she’d tell me. ‘There’s always someone who is trying to help.’” - Fred Rogers (quoting H. James)
I usually like to keep the world beyond arms reach on this channel, and I plan to do that, but I did want to make one exception today to speak to those who are experiencing challenging times. Indeed, so many people in my life are full of fear with what is happening in my country right now. My Hispanic mother now needs to go everywhere with a passport to avoid getting questioned, my friends are terrified of being left without a job, local families that rely on public services are suddenly out of options. Older people at the grocery store have told me that I should speak to my baby in ‘American’ instead of sharing my Spanish language with him, which has been heartbreaking for him to witness at just 10 months old. It’s a scary and uncertain time for so many. I wanted to reach out to you with an open heart and send all my love ❤️
If you have felt overwhelmed lately, I encourage you to practice mindfulness. Sometimes that is all I can do when big emotions overtake me, to welcome my mind and soul to just be: to take away for a while the burden of scrolling, of absorbing endless information, of racing thoughts...
It’s a practice and not always easy to do, but in my own experience as a sensitive soul, it’s crucial to survive in a messy world.
I have a little fairy in my life who is growing stronger each day, and shows me that there is goodness and love and wonder around every corner, and that I need to be brave enough to seek it out even when it’s easier to lose hope and despair. I don’t want to choose the easy way, I want to be a ‘helper’ who continues to fight for a better world ❤️ until the very end.
Keep shining your light ✨
P.S. A few announcements since I’ve been away ⬇️
🍄For all those kind souls who have been messaging me on my Etsy shop: while I unfortunately am not able to sell physical artwork at this time, I do have some ebooks for download available that I hope will be enjoyed and bring some moments of peace. It was the best I could do for the time being - I continue to be active on Patreon and hope to come back to YouTube someday🥰
www.etsy.com/shop/TheCottageFairyArt
www.patreon.com/c/bythecottagefairy
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