Celebrating hope....
I had great hopes this
morning of visiting our local artisans markets. I like the atmosphere, the
sense of being part of a community, and I love looking at the beautiful
creations of our local artists. I had hopes this morning to start the Christmas
shopping, and to find that perfect item to add to my new office. My hopes were
dashed when I arrived at the park to find no markets... a quick look at my
Instagram and I discovered the markets were postponed due to weather...
changed plans - now sitting in cafe.
And reflecting on a
great little poscast I listened to while I
was on my trainer earlier. Buying Hope... it was about the things we buy with
hope of transformative change. It started by talking about how book sales were
on the decline, and the whole world on books was experiencing massive change.
However, apparently we are still buying cookbooks! Why? The presenter posses
the theory that we buy cookbooks out of hope. One day I'll bake the best cake,
surprise my family with an amazing life changing meal, concur that best curry
... its all hope.
We all do this, we
buy things that we hope will change our lives or the lives of others around us.
The podcast went on... cookbooks, stationary, exercise machines, diet books,
fishing gear, gardening tools or books, craft supplies, magazines, .... the
list is endless... I laughed at the callers who collected de-cluttering books
or muffin trays in the hope that one day......
But I have had my own
hopes dash just this morning. I was hoping to start my Christmas shopping early
this year... I was hoping to have a transformative change just by buying things
at the markets this morning... I was hoping to transform my office into the
most professional.....
What are the things you
buy that are attached to hope?
One of my things -
Teapots! One of the things of my past was the hope that the right teapot would
offer me a sense of identity as a woman, a host, an artist, refined and warm,
patient, constant, elegant and beautiful. I collected many teapots.... all
having a different characteristics ... what did I learn from this period of my
life? I'm more complex than one teapot... I am many.
1 comment:
Sounds like a great podcast -- and a good food for thought question. What DO I buy for hope? I suppose anything that is pretty I get to make whatever or wherever I use it look better -- jewelry, something for the house. I gave up buying exercise stuff for hope. That's just depressing! I buy storage containers for hope of a neater space. Probably lots of stuff... very thoughtful. This will stick in my head all day.
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