Letting Go

[Capie]

Hi all, I could not agree more. You all put it very well. Not every body feels the same about  glass as we do, (even best friends!) I would feel the same, even if it was not glass, just the fact that some people just don't feel any sentiment towards gifts they receive! It is beyond me!

[TracyCT]

I understand completely.. I've had 2 similar experiences and both times I felt somewhat betrayed. What I've come to realize is that not everyone appreciates stained glass as much as I do.  I know that the quality of my work is very good and one of the panels even won a prize when on display in a gallery.  The thing that bothered my the most is that the ENTIRE time that I am making a gift for someone, I think about that person, so it's not just the work that goes into it, it's like the "thinking" of that person is part of the gift and when they "re-gift" it, I sorta feel like they've belittled me somehow. All the comments made here are SO true and I think it's just human nature to feel slighted.   

[JudyK]

I am working hard at having a joy filled life in all circumstances. My body can not physically handle stress. So I have been forced to re-train myself to think positive. It was not easy!!!!!!!! and took years. But it is done one thought at a time.

Tracy you are right. It is the love and kindness we wish the recipient to feel from us that we are giving. This is good to know. We are not looking for their admiration, usually. So a positive spin on this could be, not that you were disrespected, but they thought so much of your gift of love, that they passed it on to show love to someone else. This is a good thing. We need more love being passed around.

Tre, there is no excuse for not hanging it for 2 years, but you could tell yourself that maybe it got broken and they do not know how to tell you, which means the guilty is suffering. Or maybe he stole it and karma will catch up to him later. Either way. The love was still given to your co-workers and can still be given.

Did you get a photo of it. Make it into a Christmas card and send it to your co workers with an encouraging message. Don't mention the window is theirs and the boss is hiding it. If you drag them into the mess it only adds to their already unhappy work environment. That is not helping them find peace in the poop hole. But this way they could still see it.

Send one to the boss too, but don't mention the fact that it is still missing in action. Then let love do it's work gently, undercover.

[ct4mom]

Judy, I try living my life the same way, but there are people out there that really make it hard....I do love your idea of the xmas card If nothing else the co workers will enjoy the picture and the boss will feel (maybe) a little guilty.

[TracyCT]

I am working hard at having a joy filled life in all circumstances. My body can not physically handle stress. So I have been forced to re-train myself to think positive. It was not easy!!!!!!!! and took years. But it is done one thought at a time.

Judy, thanks for reminding me of that.  I needed that reminder right now.

[JudyK]

You are right girls. It is hard to live a peacefilled life. Injustice is every where and we can do nothing about it, but protect our persaonal peace and spread it around. Good Luck!

[TracyCT]

My daughtere does housecleaning and her client ws throwing out a gorgeous perfectly made prarie style lamp on a really expensive base.  The lamp is just beatiful but Brenda, my princess was going to throw it out as it didn't go with her "motif" and she asked if i wanted it   DUH YES!! Well it wasn't  a Frank Lloyd Wright but it was beautiful and the base is one of a kind.  I grabbed it up and gave it a forever home..  The Princess jaw dropped to her knees when I told her it was worth at least $3000 and I could see her eyes frantically looking for a spot for it.  I had to laugh, I made the price up in my head but there's no doubt that the lamp is worrh quite a bit.  And nod it's MINE.  I love it.

[Kev]

LOL..you go Tracy!!!!!

[JoanFrances]

You are right girls. It is hard to live a peacefilled life. Injustice is every where and we can do nothing about it, but protect our persaonal peace and spread it around. Good Luck!

Injustice  is one thing that causes me to lose sleep.  When I see a friend being treated unfairly, I would move mountains to try to undo it. 

[glasisfun]

Judy,  I think you have the right idea.  The Christmas card idea is excellent!

It is hard not feel slighted when some of these things happen to us, who enjoy stained glass so much and appreciate the work that goes into every piece.  But, there are things we can't change.  The alternative is to not gift our work, and for me that is out of the question.  Many more people have loved the gifts we have given them, so we just have to take those who don't in our stride, hard as it may be!!

[JudyK]

Tracy your lamp story made me laugh! Go girl!

Joan, trying to right injustice almost killed me. Now I have learned to accept it. We are all happier for it. The injustice still exists all around me.......... I live in the wilderness of the frozen north with my husbands very intense clan. Injustice reigns! But by spending every moment looking for good and beauty, then thanking the creator of it,  I no longer have the time to focus on the injustice that I have NO control over. I am now grateful for having arrived at this point in life. I think I could find joy locked up in London Tower.  Oh that's right, I am locked up, alone most of the time, in the dark.    

It's nice to be the village idiot. I did not wear the SuperWoman outfit very well.

[Tre V]

It's nice to be the village idiot. I did not wear the SuperWoman outfit very well.

Yeah but the bustier and the bracelets are cool!  :)

[JudyK]

  bustier comes with a back ache, but I'll take the waist line. You are so right, Love the bracelets. They are way cool