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As a mature woman who never had a childhood and therefore never really grew up, I have the spent the last 3 years creating my version of a happy childhood and kindergarten environment for myself. Self- taught, because I grew up convinced I wasn't worth investing in, I have finally thrown that concept out the window and immersed myself in Barb Kobe's online experience, The Healing Doll Way (HDW).
In the past I created functional things: baskets, woven furniture, clothing, quilts etc. In the HDW I befriended “toys” I previously considered frivolous luxuries, like crayons, paint and clay. Now I create FUN-ctional dolls, that playfully help me uncover fragments of my being that had gone into hiding, heal and make sense of my life.
Be yourself selves. Everyone else is taken.
In the past I created functional things: baskets, woven furniture, clothing, quilts etc. In the HDW I befriended “toys” I previously considered frivolous luxuries, like crayons, paint and clay. Now I create FUN-ctional dolls, that playfully help me uncover fragments of my being that had gone into hiding, heal and make sense of my life.
Be yourself selves. Everyone else is taken.
Love in the Time of Corona
In 2018 my 56-year-old husband, a brilliant software engineer, got spinal meningitis and had a stroke. Then came Corona and I was suddenly isolated 24 hours a day with a raging, demanding and illogical stranger, that bore little similarity to the loving man I’d married 24 years ago. I am an American living in Germany, far from my faith community and my sister on the West Coast. Neither the family nor the country I married into discuss difficulties or illnesses. In utter desperation I sat down to the sewing machine and the first 9 two-dimensional Lucinderellas appeared. That led me to exploring the coping mechanisms that I’d developed during Corona and throughout my life.
With my husband’s recent deterioration (including dialysis and dementia), I reviewed all 50 Lucinderellas and their stories and realized that perhaps others could benefit from or be comforted by some of the admittedly unusual coping mechanisms I developed. Although I seldom post outside the Healing Doll Way Facebook sites, I decided that, if only one person was touched by my booklet, then the exposure, which is pretty scary for me, would be worth it.
I respectfully offer Love in the Time of Corona to anyone who is interested. Please feel free to share it as you see fit.
In 2018 my 56-year-old husband, a brilliant software engineer, got spinal meningitis and had a stroke. Then came Corona and I was suddenly isolated 24 hours a day with a raging, demanding and illogical stranger, that bore little similarity to the loving man I’d married 24 years ago. I am an American living in Germany, far from my faith community and my sister on the West Coast. Neither the family nor the country I married into discuss difficulties or illnesses. In utter desperation I sat down to the sewing machine and the first 9 two-dimensional Lucinderellas appeared. That led me to exploring the coping mechanisms that I’d developed during Corona and throughout my life.
With my husband’s recent deterioration (including dialysis and dementia), I reviewed all 50 Lucinderellas and their stories and realized that perhaps others could benefit from or be comforted by some of the admittedly unusual coping mechanisms I developed. Although I seldom post outside the Healing Doll Way Facebook sites, I decided that, if only one person was touched by my booklet, then the exposure, which is pretty scary for me, would be worth it.
I respectfully offer Love in the Time of Corona to anyone who is interested. Please feel free to share it as you see fit.
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