Perspective

Hmmm...that's an interesting word isn't it? Kind of like Propagating ponderances perpetually. Lots of definitions come to my mind. But today, after hearing some very shocking news, it is about life and what & how we make of it.
So say you just ran out of coffee & you're almost late to an appointment & you catch all the red lights. What a day I'm having, you probably think to yourself. However, if you watched House & heard the reference to happy Canadians, of which I am one (Canadian...not always happy however) you have to look & think & put things in our word for the day, everybody say it with me now.......perspective.
My daughters are in the midst of end of year chaos. Tests coming out of every nook & cranny, stress about grades, hair that just wasn't being cooperative, that sort of thing. My oldest however, heard from a friend of hers this morning that he wouldn't be at school today. Why she asked. Because my nose is broken, he replied. Thinking he tripped & simply was overreacting, she asked Are you kidding? No he continued. My dad got drunk while my mom was at work, got in a fight with me, & broke my nose. This is a kid who is everyone's friend. He's very mild tempered, likes to make people laugh. And has all the same teenage stresses going on as my kids & all the others. But finding this latest out about him puts things in perspective. It feels like all those seemingly important nuisances have now been hung in suspended animation as this terrible thing called abuse hurtles on through.
Now what do you say, has this to do with crafting? Ribbon. Yep, ribbon. You've seen the ribbons for every awareness out there. Blue is for child abuse. Here's a link to some other colors & what they're affiliation is:
Awareness colors
Choose today to make a difference. Make some card sets with these ribbons incorporated. Scrap a page to help you never forget. Or get beading & create a pretty glasses holder or keychain using the color(s) that represent the awarenesses closest to you.
Be blessed....because you are.