I’ve always been an artist. Everyone in my family is an artist in one way or another. Creating art is part of who I am.
I feel so blessed to be able to do what I love and share it with the world. When I am decorating cookies I feel as though I am fulfilling my purpose in life. It has become my meditation.
It makes me wonder, then, why I drifted through four years of business school thinking that I had to get a 9 to 5 job in a pantsuit in order to be successful?
I learned recently that being present is the key to feeling content and whole. When we get caught up in dwelling on things that happened in the past or the problems that await us in the future, there is no space to enjoy this moment. It is no easy task to live in the present. But crafting, whether it is cookie decorating, crocheting, or drawing, is one of the few things that allow me to reach this place.
I truly believe that anyone and everyone can find this feeling through crafting. When you are creating something from your heart, you are doing God’s work.
Amber Spiegelis a baker and pastry artist originally from Upstate New York. She now lives in Chicago, IL where she bakes and decorates cookies for her Etsy store.
It's awesome! you have a talent! wow!)
Posted by: academic writing jobs | March 24, 2011 at 07:19 AM
the cookies look wonderful! as a fellow artist who thought I had to and still have an 8-5 job - being present in our own lives is essential...otherwise we miss SO MUCH. I have a similar 'meditation' when I paint or draw. :-) It is rejuvinating!
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Beautiful and yummy cookies work. I believe that anyone and everyone can discover this sensation through designing.
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