It has been a year since I realized that I have to be a “loud voice” – otherwise

It has been a year since I realized that I have to be a “loud voice” – otherwise the culture will be repainted by ignorance. 5/3 and 5/4 in 2019, I remember I kept writing a LOT to explain what I do & express how I feel. A year. I have been writing since – 1 post per day is a goal. When I miss it, I try to accomodate by posting 2. So, probably more than 365 posts per year. One may wonder, “how much can you write in just one topic?”. Well, Sashiko is my life. It is endless. ☆
At the same time, I “gave up” on sharing everything on SNS. No matter how careful I become, some read “what they want to read”. So, I am sharing my honest insight on Patreon. As of now in Covid-19 situation, I am spending more time in SNS to protect Sashiko (Crisis can change the culture significantly). However, I will try to go back to Patreon as soon as I can and share more stories (As of now, about 80 stories that I have not written anywhere else). Your support on Patreon will be very much appreciated. I once expressed my feelings on giving up my activities of sharing Sashiko after the nasty conversation on a FB Group. Some shared their strong compassion to what I do, and Patreon is one place to share my gratitude. (Link to Patreon can be found from our profile).
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去年の今日、SNSで嫌なことがあり、結果的に「英語での文章量」が増えました。諦めるんじゃなく増やす（笑）。懐かしいです。それから1年。あいも変わらず書き続けているなぁと我ながら。「良くそんなに書くことあるね」と思われるかもしれません。実際は伝えたいことが山積みです。10%も文章にできてない。言葉に過信をしてはいけません。ただ、言葉を使わないというのも表現に対する過信です。両輪で残していきたいのです。
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「配信ができなくなる」という、考えられなかった事態で、もう社会そのものが変わってしまった今ですが、でも、「できることを愚直にひたすらに」という気持ちは変えず、今後も刺し子を楽しみつつ刺し子を語っていければと思うのです。あー、配信したい。（写真はその頃に刺していたデニムです）。
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2020-05-03 11:51:50

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