Waiting on others

We can wait for others to care.

We can wait for others to call.

We can wait for others to message.

We can wait for others to do it for us.

We can wait for others to bring us joy.

We can wait for others to fix it.

We can wait for permission.

We can wait for others to notice us.

Waiting is painful for us and the others that we have chosen to become dependent on.

Or we can get on and do things that others will want to care about, will notice, and the same time build our own happiness, joy, fulfilment and give ourselves permission to live a care and guilt-free life that is focused on our own joy, happiness and dreams.

It’s easier short-term to wait and be dependent, but the longer you wait the greater the pain.

Craft versus mass

By Philip Dodson

Our world is now completely dominated by mass.

Small, crafted ‘art’ has been industrialised in the mass market production of goods and services.

The people involved in that process are no more than cogs in the machine and are denied the human pleasure of crafting something special, unique, different, and a work of love.

We are the poorer for mass in every way.

If you get an opportunity in life to craft something then take it.

It’s a magical world when we create rather than simply fulfil a process.