All you need is love

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, here is a reading that is so close to my heart. The fact that it was read by my dear friend on our wedding day, makes it that much more special for me. I guess I love this reading so much because it depicts for me perfectly what love is all about. As much as emotions are involved, love is work. It requires kindness, understanding and patience. And what do you get in return? The same amount of kindness, understanding and patience...plus a whole lot of goodness!

“(...) Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. (...)

1 Corinthians 13:1-8”

Fear-less

I need these types of reminders every day, it seems. I might be a fear-ful person by nature...yet when you look at my life, where I come from, where I'm right now, and where I'm going, it's hard (even for myself) to believe that. At the same time, I don't consider myself to be fear-less. In fact, I would like to fear-less other people's judgment, their opinions and even my own criticism. And this is especially true when it comes to my creative work, dreams and aspirations...my fear-less and ever so strong desire to acquire a letterpress and to start printing. Not for others, not for money, but for myself!

There is always a beginning

Lady Bird Johnson, an American First Lady, is known to have said:

“Become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.”

This is one of my favourite quotes. It's also my motto for this blog and for this adventure. There is always a beginning, but it's what you make of the process that determines where you end up.