“Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division.”
A house… a place for shelter, protection from the outside…
from the elements, others, fears?
We build a house, a home, a place to be.
For some, loving images of family come to mind, whereas for others, this may not be true.
A house, a home does not mean the same to all…
So many of the Project Peace topics are packaged into this physical structure… boundaries, the path, perspective, moods, grounded, connected, here…
what is a house?
a tent, a cave, the side of a street, a small rock building with a root cellar to preserve food throughout the winter… an apartment in the inner city, a farm in rural America, a croft in Shetland, a mud hut…
Peace in place… for many, their house may be a place of peace yet it’s important to recognize that this is not the case for all. And, that one can make a home in unusual places. The white picket fence surrounding the house may not be a prerequisite to peace…
Where is your home?
Peace tip #17
Two things for today.
First a question… can you think of a person who has a house very different than yours? One that makes you question what you know? This might be someone living or no longer, present day or in the past. Think about living in their house… what would that be like? Instead of “walking in someone else’s shoes,” let’s try “living in someone else’s house.”
Last spring, when my trip to Shetland was cancelled, I created a little retreat for my mum and I. We pretended we were in Shetland, took walks around the lake to represent the sea, made scones, and I created a croft hoose garland. Click the image below to access the template to make your own paper croft hoose… make several and string them on a piece of baker’s twine.
Updates
The template above is my little gift to all of you for engaging in our 21 days of peace. It’s not a professionally produced activity… just me trying to relay my thoughts so others might be able to reproduce the activity. Let me know how it goes. I’d love to see photos! No need to make them look like crofts, get creative.
2nd give-away recipient announced: Heather Sharp-Keyes!!! please send me an email: thehealthyknitter at gmail dot com Thank you to everyone who continues to post… even if it’s just one time, it’s one additional step to saying “hello to peace.”
3rd give-away will be revealed on 12/21 and don’t forget that everyone who makes a comment each day will be entered into a final special give-away! Winding down… 4 days to go until the solstice. Don’t forget… 12/21 is our group-proclaimed “World-wide knit for peace day.” Start making a plan… in solitude, socially-distanced group or virtual. Let’s knit peace on 12/21!
I’ve been knitting croft hooses this year… I knit, my mum stuffs and finishes them off. It’s a joint venture and someday we’ll have enough to string together to create a knitted garland. You can find the pattern on Ravelry.
