this was quite an eventful week. My younger sister turned twelve, and my youngest sister turned ten! That's double digits. It's hard to stop thinking of her as the baby--but with double digits, it's hard to ignore how old she is. Celebrating their birthdays was wonderful, but I also felt sad. Do you have younger siblings or cousins? One of the most memorable things to do is play pretend with them, whether that's with stuffed animals, paper dolls, or stories. In fact, children are the best storytellers in the world. Do you have a popsicle, a piece of yarn, and a stuffed cat? Suddenly, the yarn is a magical wand that transports the cat (but only him, you have to hold his tail if you want to go with him) into another dimension where everything is made of popsicles: trees, grass, houses. And you have popsicle sticks as currency. And grape is the most popular flavor, so there's an annual festival where everyone smashes grapes and makes them into popsicles. --that's the kind of story a kid would tell, right? My younger sister is making up a story (don't tell her I told you) about fairies who have powers over things like holly berries or juniper trees, but only that. And they have crowns. So as I'm watching my sisters grow up, I'm sad. Because what will I do when they're older and don't want to play pretend anymore? When stuffed penguins aren't as exciting as driver's licenses and college degrees are more important than donuts? I have to say: I don't have an answer. But I think I can pray, and we all can hope, that as year after year goes by, we'll grow older--old enough to love fairytales, like CS Lewis said. But how do we make ourselves love fairytales? Or love kiddish things like creativity? There might be an idea from Maya Angelou: "You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." Maybe the more we play pretend--imagine worlds from wicker baskets--the more we'll enjoy it, and the more it'll come naturally. You can't stop yourself from growing old, but you can grow old enough to love fairytales again. With that said, here's a birthday photoshoot. I just got Lightroom, so that's awesome! on the subject of creativity:
Creativity is one of the best ways to be more like a child. And I'm announcing a series: the Artist Interview series. Some of you wanted to see this. I'm hoping to interview and promote as many creatives (professional or not!) as possible. Interviews = sharing some advice about creativity and art, especially the type you're interested in. So if you'd like an interview or promo, please comment, DM me on Instagram or Facebook, or fill out this survey and I'll be right with you! stay inspired, priscilla 🌙 "And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." -Matthew 18:3-4
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