Wednesday, June 9, 2010

A Bracelet for Villa - Flying

Villa's bracelet is complete and flying out to Washington state. Not literally flying but it could be, buoyed with all the energy and love and caring craftwork that it carries. And you-- Gentle Readers and wonderful online friends-- helped me do it. Together, we did it.

Just working with the charms and arranging them all and then looking at the finished piece and all of the beautiful little pieces of art, each one a personal gift from one of you, brought a lump to my throat.

Maybe it wasn't endowing an orphanage, or riding a Zodiac out to stop a whaling ship, or rescuing someone from a burning building but I think small gestures are the most significant because almost nobody knows but you and the recipient. You don't get a Nobel Prize but to one person, it's really a big deal. And if we all remembered that our small, individual gestures are cumulatively the ones that change the world-- well, we would be flying every day. Because every day we all do at least one small thing-- kiss a scraped knee, make a phonecall to a friend, remember a birthday, hug that unruly teenager, compliment a friend's work-- that makes a difference. And millions of people around the world, all doing one small kindness once a day-- that would create the momentum to create a world that works.

Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart.

Villa's Bracelet - June 2010

11 comments:

  1. What a awesome piece - actually - laid out like that, it looks more like a necklace. So glad to be a part of this very special project. Thank you for making it possible.

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  2. It is gorgeous Christine and I am so honored to have my charm included! I received my domino pendant - thank you so much!

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  3. I love how you constructed the bracelet, all the metal charms on one side and the rainbow effect on the other. I'm sure Vila will enjoy this heartfelt piece as much as we enjoyed being able to contribute to it.

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  4. How wonderfully beautiful and special! I'm so excited to see all our charms together! All those little pieces of love and hope are sure to brighten Villa's day! Thank you for enabling us all to be a part of this gift! :-)

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  5. It's beautiful. Thanks for inviting us into the project.

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  6. If I ever saw a gorgeous thing, it's your bracelet! Beautiful, Christine!

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  7. Christine, so happy to at last see the culmination of your wonderful project. And maybe Vila will receive it today if she hasn't already. Wouldn't it be fun to be there when she opens this incredible surprise? It turned out to be an amazing gift of love from all around the world.

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  8. Oh my gosh! This is amazingly powerful and filled with beauty. I just love the energy you created through this healing collaboration. Thank you for allowing me to be in this circle.

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  9. I am so sorry I missed the chance to participate in this wonderful gift. The result is amazing, best wishes to Villa. Blogging has has connected me to all the goodness that is in all of us.

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