When I closed out my December Cup o’ Kindness posts, I told you . . . that I’d be back with more of them. Because I knew I’d still need them as the new year unfolded. And I thought maybe you might, too.
So welcome to Cup o’ Kindness redux . . . 2025 edition. (Certainly not daily, but . . . probably regularly.)
I wasn’t planning to post anything today. I was just going to lay low. Keep the computer turned off. Do things that fill my soul and keep me busy. Maybe even reorganize my pantry or something.
But then, on Saturday, I saw this quote from Wendell Berry . . .
“Love is what carries you, for it is always there, even in the dark, or most in the dark, but shining out at times like gold stitches in a piece of embroidery.”
— Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter
Even though today feels really heavy and more than a little ominous, this quote lifted me. And I knew it was time to share a Cup o’ Kindness again. Because, my friends . . . those gold stitches are there, shining. (And if we can’t see them, we’ll have to grab some golden thread and stitch a few ourselves.) Hang onto all the love in your heart.
Let it carry you — even when the days are dark.
Shine anyway.
Come.
Fill your cup.
A perfect quote for today!!
That is a beautiful quote, and makes me want to read Hannah Coulter.
I love that. Shine anyway! There are a few Swiftie bracelets that I wear on the regular, and one of them says SHIMMER with faceted, sparkly, iridescent beads. I wear it for just that reason… SHINE ANYWAY!
Shining! Or trying…keeping the media out of the house today and will take out any angst I have at pickleball! 🙂
Shine anyway. I like that a lot.
People like you help me find my ability to shine, Kym. Lovely post, and it’s always great to remember that we are not alone in the darkness, even if they are far away.
I really think that the way we’re going to get through this is, in your words, to shine anyway. So thanks for the reminder.
Yep. We have to move forward the best we can and keep believing in good. Difficult, and often seeming impossible, but to me it’s the only choice.
Thank you for that beautiful quote. The temps are bitterly cold here so I decided today was an opportunity for a mini-retreat. We ate leftovers. I did some journaling – written – this a.m. and then spent the afternoon putting all the pieces of my stitch journal together. I made a cup of hot tea and finished by hand stitching a binding. I felt a lot of solidarity among friends locally and far away, knowing we were all doing some of the same things: staying warm indoors and engaging in quiet activities to fill our souls but also sharing words of encouragement and hope.