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Watching my favorites on YouTube!
I have been away from YouTube for a little bit because I have been struggling very much recently and couldn't bring myself to experience joy through YouTube, but today I found my way to Sally Roper's channel, and then Suza's, and then Sarah Hallam, and then Jeanette Stevens, and then Therese, and then Lori B... and I am reminding myself of the joy there is and how I should make time to watch.
There are SO MANY beautiful potters that I love to watch on YouTube, I have a long list that I plan to keep adding to my video descriptions.
As some of you know, I teach art to kids. My best friend and I started a business together almost three years ago. We have been slowly growing, and in September, we took a leap of faith and decided to sign a lease to share a large space with another friend. We didn't realize this friend would turn toxic. We were very open up front about how we teach children, we don't force them to sit quietly, we encourage fun and giggles and music and art. We encourage free exploration. She said she loved that and thought that was so wonderful. We had many meetings to make sure we would be able to work together before signing the lease.
Two weeks after we signed it, she began complaining. She began poisoning the neighbors about us. Instead of lifting us up when we were not around, she complained to everyone around us, that the kids are too loud, too messy, taking up too much space. We paid our half of the rent on time every month, we cleaned up very well behind ourselves, we offered her to use our space to teach her workshops. But she wanted us to pay half the rent and only be there two hours a week. She didn't want us adding classes, and we could only pay the rent if we added more than one class a week.
It became a situation where I dreaded entering our space. It finally escalated a few days ago and she said that she wanted us out. She said she plans to pay the full rent, and I believe she has found someone else to share with--someone who doesn't teach children. And I have to add that our students are not destructive. They're not shouting. They're just playing, painting, dancing, giggling. They have fun but are not rude. They are amazing kids.
So, while I have been struggling to lift my own spirits, today I found some little bit of joy from watching you all on YouTube. And I wanted to thank you.
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Watching my favorites on YouTube!
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