What Loss Can Teach

In a few minutes the clip below tells a story of loss, grief, and hope. The story is about a Metalsmith who lost most of his eyesight and yet discovered something unique. Watch and see for yourself.

What started off as loss transformed the Metalsmith into a renewed commitment TO "making."  I hope you caught the line:

"Making is the most honest thing I can say about what it is I do. Making is manifesting something from something that wasn't."

In a sense, making is what we all do.

Whether you are working in a studio or waiting in a carpool line; whether you design a building or plant a garden; whether you sell a product or care for a parent, you ARE making.

Life isn't just happening around you, it's happening IN you. Do you see it?

What struck me in this story was the relief The Metalsmith found in realizing he could still make even when his capacity was diminished. What he was making was excellent.

His confidence inspires me, ensures my work, even if it's visceral, to be "very, very well made."   Whether I'm @work, @home, or @play, what I make is important and worthy of my best efforts.