Question of the Week

EternalTruth wrote: »

I’ll ask a question or a few related questions or tap someone else to ask and you answer if you’d like. The question might not necessarily be on the same day every week due to life being life and sometimes things come up.

Q: What is a hobby you have or would like to have that you don’t really get to talk about because most of the people you know don’t have the same one? Why are you involved or interested in that particular hobby?

A: Pottery. I like to see what was once a clump of clay take shape and become something functional or sculptural. It’s a humbling hobby. You can work weeks on a project just to have it blow up in the kiln. When something comes out better than expected though, it’s a great feeling. Some of the people I know don’t like the “mess” of pottery, so avoid it due to the cleanup involved and sensory experience of working with clay. I don’t mind the extra cleanup, I don’t want silicosis.

As a teen I was grateful that I got to do something I loved
As an adult I'm grateful that me parents allowed me to do something that would become a lifelong passion.
I'm also grateful for my life. It's a pretty sweet life I have

Then - The 'cold war' ended we were told. The wall came down and our world was available to explore.

Now - that I am not in a war torn area with intermittant bombing and fighting. Deeply grieved so many are, and we have lost so many more to wars.