Hi, friends! It's morning, not sunny here in London - how surprising, I know - but the sun is out there helping to keep our faith strong. We all feel under the weather sometimes, we become ill or terrible accidents happen, but life spins and revolves continuously. We merely take a moment to contemplate, some of us say a prayer too, but then we all go back to what we were doing. It's amazing how everything changes and everything stays the same.

Yesterday, a man passed away at the gym where we were, just like that, training. He isn't here anymore. Over 6,000 were gone too in the recent earthquake in Nepal, and millions of people fight diseases and terrible conditions every second. One brings a baby into this world, one opens a photo album and remembers all the good times are eternally somewhere. Life is now, so fragile, but complete.

When the noise of thought, doubt and fear ceases, we find something everlasting in our hearts, something that's always peaceful and stays the same. Compassion, friendliness, hope are beyond making sense, they just feel right.

I made a commitment to myself to say a prayer each morning and each evening (hope troughout the day too). It can be in the form of positive thinking, meditation, painting, dancing, smiling or anything really - even making breakfast - as long as it's the soul creating the intentions, not the ego.

Dear One or I and I or God - what's in a name, right?! - I am doing this right now because I celebrate life. Thanks for being and making all of this possible. I wish joy and laughter to each of us!

 
Edited: We went to our first Handmade Fair here in London, just as visitors for now, we had cake and sat next to a lady who admired the T-shirt Sean was wearing (the Never Give Up, Ever showcased here), she started to tell us her story and a few magic minutes later she ordered the same T-shirt for her six months old great-grandson. I even got paid, just like that. 

On my way back I told the story over and over again in my head, just as I imagined I would write it here, but I swear I can't seem to put it into words. It was so natural, as if we went there specifically to meet. And guess what, it was her first fair, too.

I also met a whole bunch of talented people, smiled a lot and came home flying. Good night, friends. Prayer, repeat.

Barbershop reloaded and spring magic

I wanted to write today about how spring came and everyone I met (when wearing a palm tree printed sun dress, no tights - yes it's that warm outside) looked as if they too were celebrating life - a woman with a very colourful scarf, a man in a pinkish suit, big purple hat sky high and long locks almost rooted to the ground...

But, anyway, as I wanted to present the two T-shirts I made for Mum & Baby ordered all the way from Lithuania (did you know they have a woman president?) the weather changed and the waited Sun is here. I know. it's just weather - water and dust and clouds and the Earth spinning and revolving, and a bunch of electrons whirling around in immense space - but boy I waited for this spring... So, welcome spring, I bow and abandon myself to you!



That being said, I sent all my positive intentions out there to the Universe, or God, or Consciousness or call it how you feel, took a deep breath, tried to stay present and let thing happen. And because what I'm saying is real just like my good intentions, things happened.

And without realizing, I swear, I found myself in the Hairdresser's downstairs, holding a pile of T-shirts, slings and other items I created. What in the world was I doing there? And I was even speaking to an audience, showcasing my work! I would never go in here, said that tiny shadowy doubtful voice in my head. But wait, perhaps you don't know what's so funny. Have you seen the movie Barbershop? Well, imagine this specific Hairdresser's the same. Oh, wait, even upgraded, cause the audience was entirely made of women. While I was looking for the slightest trace of smile, a blink of an eye, anything, nothing moved. Everything stood still. No, they were just watching me.

Looking back, I think I was so nervous that I stepped out of time and everything felt as if it passed in one second. I talked about how I paint and sew and the good intentions I put there, about my vision of living in a world where we could make it work without money, at least in a small community for starters, about how we're all connected. How we're all One. (Was I really saying all these things... or was it all a dream?)

If you're waiting to hear I made the sales of my life or something, I didn't. That's not why I was there. I even didn't plan it. But I probably made friends and helped stitching the great heart of this Planet that beats in all of our broken hearts. I hope the talks at this Hairdresser's will change a bit, along with the sunshine. We're able to change everything, when we start changing on the inside. Just by sending a good intention out there. Experiencing things from another point of view. Abandon ourselves free of egos.

As for the Mum & Baby T-shirts duo, I wish they open heartedly continued this adventure called life. Have a magic spring people, just take that step!