16 February 2011

Tikkun Olam, 15 yards at a time




I spun this for Sandi Wiseheart’s Prayer Flag project.
The day I read about the project, I received a Golding Le Fleur spindle (purpleheart wood) cushioned in fiber. The spindle is a mandala, and the fiber had enough bits of red and orange to pluck out and spin on their own. 
Sandi asked if we would like a particular blessing attached to our yarn. Yes, I would: tikkun olam, “heal the world.”
From the website for the magazine, Tikkun:
We in the Tikkun Community use the word “spiritual” to include all those whose deepest values lead them to challenge the ethos of selfishness and materialism that has led people into a frantic search for money and power and away from a life that places love, kindness, generosity, peace, nonviolence, social justice, awe and wonder at the grandeur of creation, thanksgiving, humility and joy at the center of our lives.
Kind-of a big job for 15 yards of handspun, but - you never know.

5 comments:

Granny Smith said...

We have to believe that every little bit helps. Else what's the use of trying?

Shani Phethean-Hubble said...

how beautiful... and inspiring...
Best wishes
Shani

hand eye said...

You. Are amazing.

Nana Sadie said...

Excellent...lovely spindle, lovely spinning, Sandi's motivational impulse was on-target, and your choice of words fits perfectly.
And yes, we have to set lofty goals in order to change the world even a little bit!
(((hugs)))

amysue said...

So beautiful. Tikkun Olam is what I tell my children is the most important thing we can do with our time on this planet.