a couple lil ditties for a biz event
I have a full time ~ non creative ~ job but I get to make arrangements once a month for our event. I am the biggest hype man for others (my ppl have to tell me to chill bc that also applies to strangers lol). When it comes to myself I am overly self critical, especially when it comes to my creative things. This weekend I felt inspired and proud of myself.
After making seven arrangements for the event, I had two clients approach me. One dear client was a fellow craftsperson (I swooned over her sewing projects), who kindly urged me with encouragement to start putting my creative work out there. Which I told her is probably the biggest hurdle for me bc it makes me so uncomfortable.
The second client, quite possibly an angel in human form, asked me what I was doing with this craft. I told him I have dreams of a mobile shop or even a small shop someday. He explained that he and his wife have an adoration of flowers and have over 60 variations of roses at their home. He told me he wished his wife was here and humbly asked if it would be okay if he took a small arrangement back home to her after the event ended (romance is still alive 🥲). With a sly smile I told him absolutely.
What my client didn’t know is that he PROJECTED ME INTO ANOTHER DIMENSION WITH HIS GENUINE KINDNESS - I had leftover supplies in my cubicle that I had planned to take home to use for dried floral projects and began to whip together an arrangement for his wife (1st pic). I felt so inspired by all of these humans radiating sunshine into me that I put together another arrangement (2nd pic). After the event ended I told him I made something special for his wife and handed him the flowers ready to send him off to the airport. In true hype man fashion, he could not contain his joy and then proceeded to extend an invitation to visit their home in TX to me (and someone of significance to me) to be creative, make arrangements, and explore the city when the tulip festival takes place.
I have wanted to quit my toxic job for years… but it’s flexible, pays well, and coming from an unstable childhood I often worry about stability. After writing all of this, I’m now to a point where I am looking up workshops, still feeling the touch of an angels sunshine, and also reaching out to my therapist that I haven’t talked to in a while.