Count how many times you got back up.
Count how many times you got back up.
Join me at the beach, wrong orders make a right, a shepherdess therapist, fighting fears, knit for hope, count the right things, fiber arts wonders...
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Welcome to the first issue of Coco & Pepper’s Sunday Scroll: interesting little recommendations rounded up by my favorite Kelpies.
I like to think about as an antidote to negativity and doomscrolling. A way to immerse yourself in a positive, mind-expanding collection of: books, writings, TV shows and movies, podcasts, and inspiration to keep the creativity flowing.
The best of the fantastic media we have at our fingertips, without the overwhelm! Recommendations like these have always been popular features and I’ve been compiling these lists for my readers since 2016!
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In case you missed it.
Fiber Friday: Unexpected Treasures
In this week’s issue.
A fascinating look at behind-the-scenes of designing something new. When the world feels chaotic and discordant, knit for hope.
Don’t keep track of the falls. Count how many times you’ve got back up. What to do about the skeletons (unfinished projects) lurking in your closet.
Taking care of ourselves through knitting. I bet you didn’t think this was possible with the fiber arts.
Join me at the Cape of Good Hope beach in Table Mountain National Park. She did it. She became a shepherdess… and she leads sheep therapy sessions.
This is THE mantra to use for fighting your fears. Sorry, what? The waiter brought them the wrong order and they loved it.
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A fascinating look at designing something new.
Written by
, who describes herself as ‘a low-key knitwear designer,’ gives insight into her creative process. How slowing down and staying true, is essential in bringing a new design for a knitting pattern to life.It gives you a real understanding of what it takes to create a new pattern.
“But as knitters, we may all agree that starting a project is the easiest thing to do. At the very beginning stages, the possibilities offered by a project idea are so high, and it is such a great fuel to keep me going…
This season, I am not letting myself be overwhelmed by these apparent setbacks. Instead, I am recommitting to the joys of knitting. I am reminding myself that this is just the most natural way ideas get realized into something finished and useful.”
When the world feels chaotic, knit for hope.
In times when we face challenges and there’s so much negativity happening in the world, it’s easy to lose hope.
As Knitting with noodles explains, knitting helps us create joy, connect with each other through our craft, stitch together and share our lives for the better.
“Our precious only world is often filled with chaos and discord. But also beauty and meaning. Knitting is a small act of creating joy with our own hands.
It can teach us that even when things seem tangled and complicated, with patience and perseverance, we can untangle the mess and create something new. Knitting teaches us that every stitch, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, plays an important role in shaping the bigger picture.”
Count how many times you’ve got back up.
This post by the lovely road is such an important reminder.
“Society will have you believe that you have to push yourself and to really succeed at anything, it must be done on the first try.
That first attempt is all that matters. If that one time that you shot for the stars, and you missed, well than maybe that thing that you are attempting, that thing you are trying, well maybe it's not for you.
Wrong.”
What to do with the unfinished projects lurking…
Are there projects looming large that you can’t work out what to do with?
has some excellent suggestions on how you can determine whether to finish them or rip them out.“Is it just me or do we all have them - those works in progress (WIPs) lurking in our stash, staring accusingly whenever we open the cupboard. Those projects I enthusiastically cast on, only to lose steam partway through.
At this time of year I start to pull out unfinished projects that were put away last spring. I find too many WIPs can be overwhelming, leading to discouragement. So how do we thoughtfully assess our lingering WIPs and decide whether to continue or frog?”
Taking care of ourselves through knitting.
discusses how knitting has helped her in times of need. And how a long term project like a blanket is an act of self care. “The act of stopping and sitting down in itself is good. Taking a few calming breaths is even better. And crucially doing something with your hands instead of scrolling on your phone is better still. It can buy you some valuable thinking time in which to reclaim some much needed brain space.”
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I bet you didn’t think this was possible with the fiber arts.
There are some incredible textile artworks in this collection found by Megan from Textile Tales. The Vintage Saris “Rebirth” is amazing!
Join me at the Cape of Good Hope beach.
Take half an hour out of your day to listen to and watch the beautiful waves come in and go out with the push and pull of the ocean.
She did it. She became a shepherdess… and she leads sheep therapy sessions.
In 2020, Carla McLeod Bunter and her family, without a farming background, purchased rare Valais Blacknose sheep. One day, at a therapy session she hosted, the sheep showed promise in aiding people’s mental health!
Read the rest of this heartwarming story here.
This is the mantra to use for fighting your fears.
My son helped Coco & Pepper find this one. It’s one of his favorite quotes.
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
— Frank Herbert, The Littany Against Fear In Dune
Like the book it comes from, it’s resonated with so many people since it was first published in 1965. Some even have it as a tattoo!
Sorry, what? The waiter brought them the wrong order and they loved it.
What a great idea to support people in their old age.
The Restaurant of Mistaken Orders is a restaurant in Japan that may or may not get your order right. Regardless, it’ll be delicious.
The servers of TROMO each have dementia. This special restaurant gives them purpose and practice exercising their brain muscles.
I’d love to hear what surprised and delighted you this week.
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Thank you so much for the mention Jodie! Much appreciated! 🥰