Hey friends.
Long time no speak. When was the last time we really sat down and chatted? Feels like ages to me. I’ve been a bit uninspired lately. Makeup is a hard, hard thing to tackle when the world feels like it’s falling apart. We’ve had a difficult two years haven’t we? We’ve been through BLM, we’ve had to deal with COVID, now the Russian Ukraine situation, and, and, and…it’s never ending isn’t it?
A friend of mine shared some bad news with me yesterday and I had to take a moment to meditate on it. Thinking about her made working, concentrating on work, and finally, trying to blog about beauty pretty hard. I really had to pull myself up and out of the stump I had fallen in worrying about her and how she was doing and feeling right now.
It made me realize how much I’ve wanted to fix the world in the last two years (and even before all any of the things we’ve experienced went down) and how I actually can’t fix a lot of things. Death, war, making sure those who want for something get it….I try in my own little ways but am I making a difference? Donations, volunteering, making time to speak and care for friends, recycling, returning my cart to the front of the store and not letting it loose in the parking lot, making sure my elderly neighbor has what she needs when the snow comes in, etc…etc…..
I try.
I really do try.
And I have to remind myself each and every single day that I can’t beat myself up over the things I can’t control and even though what I do isn’t making some major difference, some huge change, I’m still out there trying to make that change. And I can hope that everyone else who is doing the same will help my little bit of goodness snowball into a bigger change.
I guess what I’m trying to say is don’t give up. Fight the good fight no matter what. Small changes lead to big ones.
I believe in you.
Keep on keeping my friends. And I hope you’ll do it with me. I know makeup is superficial given what turmoil we are experiencing right now but I hope this is a nice escape for you somehow. And I hope you find the fun in it still…! I know I have to try hard but I remember how much fun makeup is and how much joy it brings me and those are the days I want to spread my love of it far and wide!
Be the good humans I know you are.
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