I exhibited at the Hepworth Ceramics Fair in June. It was really wonderful, I’ve never had such a successful fair before. But the positivity of it all really threw me. So many lovely comments and people buying my work! Peoples joy, delight on so many childrens faces. It was so much to take. At one point on the Sunday I remember thinking… “OK, thats enough now, no more sales please, let me just hide behind my stand”. Madness isn’t it. My mind was doing its best to sabotage my success for sure.
I don’t know about you but when things are going really well I can feel myself resisting that happy, excited, thrilled feeling. I’ll reach for my phone because I can’t handle the JOY! I can’t contain it so I try and numb it with something dull instead. Bringing myself back down to a soothed comfortable level of mediocrity.
How do you instead let it fill your whole being, a bright light emanating from your chest out to every finger and toe. Letting yourself shine brightly. Allowing that feeling to become your new level of comfort. Immersive delight in yourself, happiness that you can share with others.
And allowing yourself to feel that valued and special, as we all are.
I’ll be exhibiting at another fair soon – the wonderful Saltaire Makers Fair not far from where I live in Hebden Bridge. Its on over the weekend of the 16th/17th September in Victoria Hall. Hope to see you there,
Thanks for reading,
Marie
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