jane of all trades
One of the straps on my favorite romper broke the other day, so I was about to throw it in the trash when my friend Katey came instantly to mind. Katey is a crafty goddess who sows and embroiders on clothes, bags, fabrics, etc. I thought about how being in Utah had already influenced me, the culture here very much being “If it’s broken, throw it away and buy a new one.” What am I doing! This is such an easy fix! I pondered as I opened my craft box and searched for thread and needles. Surprisingly, I had them.
As I was sowing, I was reflecting on all of the different ways we convince ourselves of things. Most of it has to do with time. The people who are really busy don’t want to spend the time to sow up their romper because of all the important things they have to do, but they’ll happily go buy a newer and cuter one. (Which probably takes about the same amount of time it would take to sow it, tbh)
And then that made me think about time, and about how we spend it and have misconceived notions about it. I pondered how much time people spend on social media instead of doing art. I pondered how much time people spend working instead of learning new skills that would really benefit them. Then it made me think of how much time they spend working compared to how much money they spend from that time working. It just made me really sad, because I think this comes naturally to me as a Pisces. I am against putting all of my energy into only one thing, because I see all the things I could do. I am maybe overly conscious about it, because of everything I see.
Realistically, I don’t think there’s anything I can’t do. When I think about specialists, I see them as helpful supporters or teachers in something I’d be able to do myself if I wanted to. But I’ve always been that way, as someone who never wants to specialize in just one thing, because I see the benefit of doing it all.
I was gifted two cucumbers by a regular at the shop today, and it made me think about my little Virgo niece who was making a very strong argument about starting a pumpkin patch to her mom yesterday. She was carefully walking through all the steps about what she would do, and how she would sell the pumpkins, and even had the thought of giving away a free pumpkin because of how kind she is, and I chuckled at her innocence. Her energy has not been tainted by the realities of the world or our culture yet. She is beautifully connected to her energy and what she would do with it that makes sense to her.
You wanna know what the most unnatural energy in my astrology chart is to me? Virgo. Life Skills. I will go play a million sports, meditate for hours, listen to anyone’s trauma, volunteer for any nonprofit, engage in deep conversations for days with anyone who will open up, make career plans, engage in public speaking or writing, I’ll even perform on stage with Leo energy as uncomfortable as it makes me. But then I always come back to what’s opposing my heavy Pisces placements, the energy that is always missing. I come back to the questions, “Did I eat today? Did I stretch or take vitamins? Did I look at my planner? Did I accomplish any of my routine daily tasks? Did I water my plant? Did I pet a dog? DID I DRINK WATER?”
The answer is always no, by the way. I am always learning and striving to do better. (That’s probably why Coach Ruston whispered in my ear from the other side to get the water bottle and recreation center passes at the Lucky Ones Auction. Naturally, that was the auction I won and I was stoked.)
I am happily sitting here in my sown up my romper. Can’t wait to educate myself on even more life skills that support this slowly growing human on planet Earth. I love being a jane of all trades…and the take-away today is that there are definitely more trades I could support myself with.
