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One of the things we know about making is this…

Monday, September 22, 2014 by Jessika Hepburn

"Anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you. You open your safe and find ashes." Annie Dillard, The Writing Life

One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book, or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now. The impulse to save something good for a better place later is the signal to spend it now. Something more will arise for later, something … [Read more...] about One of the things we know about making is this…

Question of the week: How can we give good?

Thursday, September 18, 2014 by Jessika Hepburn

#OMHG Question of the Week: How can we give good?

“I must be willing to give whatever it takes to do good to others. This requires that I be willing to give until it hurts. Otherwise, there is no true love in me, and I bring injustice, not peace.” ~Mother Teresa Last week at #OMHG we talked about why goodness matters and takes effort. We also explored how master makers like Christina of Bamboletta are leaders in a quiet … [Read more...] about Question of the week: How can we give good?

Why does goodness matter to you?

Thursday, September 4, 2014 by Jessika Hepburn

#OMHG Question of the Week , Academy of Goodness

What do you define goodness as? Why does goodness matter to you, your community, and our world? How can we cultivate goodness in our every day lives? Who inspires you to think, do, and be good? Dictionaries define goodness as "the quality or state of being good" from the Old English godnes meaning "goodness, virtue, kindliness". The idea of goodness is in many Buddhist, … [Read more...] about Why does goodness matter to you?

QOTW: What is your summer story?

Thursday, August 28, 2014 by Jessika Hepburn

What is your story of this summer? Make space for September by saying goodbye to August and gathering around the campfire to share our summer stories. The last week of August marks the end of summer for many of us & the end of our two months of Camp OMHG! We're getting together to tell stories of summer adventures-what we learned, did, + were challenged by to make some … [Read more...] about QOTW: What is your summer story?

QOTW: What are your road trip essentials?

Thursday, July 31, 2014 by Jessika Hepburn

OMHG is going on an #EtsyRoadTrip this Friday! Help us pack by sharing your road trip essentials! This week we're heading to Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston & Toronto for the first ever Etsy road trip! If you were hitting the road for 9 days with a good friend what would you bring? Also be sure to let us know all the good places to stop + visit on our adventures! For details … [Read more...] about QOTW: What are your road trip essentials?

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Care/Carry/Cure an essay from ‘You Care Too Much’

Mine-Mill organizers claimed that the first of four concerts, held at the Peace Arch in Blaine, WA, in 1952, attracted 40,000 admirers, mostly from the Canadian side of the border near Vancouver. Source: Pacific Tribune Archive.

On Distance: Paul Robeson and the Rolling River of Resistance

New Year's Revolution, illustration of hands breaking free from shackles

A New Year’s Revolution

Go Do Some Great Thing, Lawrence Hill

Go Do Some Great Thing

Dr. Pauli Murray, "I intend to destroy segregation by positive and embracing methods. When my brothers try to draw a circle to exclude me, I shall draw a larger circle to include them." An American Credo

Draw a Larger Circle

Fellow Makers, young Italian immigrant garment worker in Brooklyn

#FellowMakers History & the Triangle Factory Fire

Seventy Ways to Build Community, Save Your Sanity, and Change the World

70 Ways to Build Community

Stop the Hustle | Oh My! Handmade

Stop the Hustle: On Slowing Down, Stepping Up & Paying Attention

Community Is Not Clubs: How We’re Segregating the Internet & What We Can Do

Letter to Etsy Board of Directors on Behalf of #EtsyStrike

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Care/Carry/Cure an essay from ‘You Care Too Much’

In June of 2016 I supported my love Chris as we dealt with the death of both his parents and a co-worker over a three week period. This essay written the summer of those deaths is my attempt to make sense of grief and the struggle to carry all that I care for. Originally published […]

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