I'm a big proponent of UBI because of this. We want to do... to be purposeful... to be in commune with self and others, but nothing in our world anymore has meaning. I mean meaningful meaning! And that's when we get back to creating... but we need money. It's a shitty social contract they sold us, but they haven't kept up their end of the bargain. No meaningful work, meaningful care (like healthcare), meaningful wages, meaningful outlets. They've stolen on the backs of generations of our labor (no... I'm not even sure who the they are... but I think it's the rich who bought our government, only to consolidate so much wealth into their hands, and out of ours.) I look at your work and I love it. Your quilts, and color, and writing all makes me smile... I see meaningful toiling, and that makes me smile... and if I could fund you, I would. But I can't even fund my own self! What a disaster for all of us doers and makers and writers and wanters. So many of your sentences have flowed from my mouth... but all I can offer is solidarity. And that ain't worth enough!
ABBY I feel so seen by this comment, it makes me teary! It is SO true, the shitty social contract that collapses the creativity and freedom that we deserve. It is all so confusing and exhausting. Your solidarity in reading and responding to my silly little posts is the best support you can give--thank you so much!!!!
You are definitely not alone with this feeling. The sense of not knowing what I even WANT to be doing (let alone CAN/COULD/SHOULD) has come and receded multiple times in me these last years. Honestly... I absolutely hate it. I feel stupid....
I'm a big proponent of UBI because of this. We want to do... to be purposeful... to be in commune with self and others, but nothing in our world anymore has meaning. I mean meaningful meaning! And that's when we get back to creating... but we need money. It's a shitty social contract they sold us, but they haven't kept up their end of the bargain. No meaningful work, meaningful care (like healthcare), meaningful wages, meaningful outlets. They've stolen on the backs of generations of our labor (no... I'm not even sure who the they are... but I think it's the rich who bought our government, only to consolidate so much wealth into their hands, and out of ours.) I look at your work and I love it. Your quilts, and color, and writing all makes me smile... I see meaningful toiling, and that makes me smile... and if I could fund you, I would. But I can't even fund my own self! What a disaster for all of us doers and makers and writers and wanters. So many of your sentences have flowed from my mouth... but all I can offer is solidarity. And that ain't worth enough!
ABBY I feel so seen by this comment, it makes me teary! It is SO true, the shitty social contract that collapses the creativity and freedom that we deserve. It is all so confusing and exhausting. Your solidarity in reading and responding to my silly little posts is the best support you can give--thank you so much!!!!
You are definitely not alone with this feeling. The sense of not knowing what I even WANT to be doing (let alone CAN/COULD/SHOULD) has come and receded multiple times in me these last years. Honestly... I absolutely hate it. I feel stupid....