For Where Your Treasure is... There Your Heart Will Be...



Matthew 6:21 - For where your treasure is,
there your heart will be also.



Over the years my heart has been pulled away due to a few different computer social instances.  It was never to do with business or my creations... Until...  About 2 years ago my heart started on it's most far jouney and drifted to dark and loney places where I lost a lot of my joy in creating special works of art for my clients. 

It's now about 1 year since I began to notice that I had a problem that needed to be dealt with.   I hope you'll read about it at this link.  Even if you read it already a long time ago - I encourage you to read it again to refresh yourself with the situation that had come up.   I was working around 80 hours per week - putting work, marketing, social media and "the like" ahead of my personal life. 

This scripture was the beginning of my last years journey.  "Do not wear yourself out to get rich;  Have the wisdom to show restraint."   Over this past couple years (since I  jumped headlong into Twitter and Facebook social media)  I learned some things about myself... things that didn't make me happy.   I came to realize that It wasn't completely "riches"  that were driving me to wear myself out.   It was "attention" and the "approval of men"  that was the driving force in my social media involvement.   I had become somewhat "addicted" one might say - to the attention, praise and compliments that would come when I posted my work on Twitter or FB.  (this is hard to admit but it's something I feel is important to just say)    I think there are a LOT of people who are suffering with the same issues I have been.  Some may be aware of it and some may not want to admit it to even themselves... but it's a problem for many artists.   I found that this has been too much of a controling factor in my life - my emotions can be up or down based on how people react or the lack of reactions... sometimes I would wish that my family were more interested in what I did but they never posted comments... It would make me feel down.   This is not a good place to be.   for 8 Years prior to this "Social Media" explosion I was happy and content with creating special keepsakes for my clients and simply sending them off to be loved and cherished.   I didn't have any need to show off my work to "Fans" or "Followers" in hopes that I would get "feedback or replies" about what I made.    I simply created for the Love of it.   I'm going back to the simple life.    I shared my concerns fears of stopping FB and Twitter with a trusted friend...- "what if I don't get as many orders without twitter"... what if people forget about me if I don't FB? "  what if... what if... what if....   She said... "if God wants you to have it... you will get it. "   I believe this - I was blessed for the 8 years before this media shift - and I believe that if God wants me to continue in this - he will continue to send me the clients who are ment to be mine.  

This saying -  "Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint" can be edited with many words which completely cut strait to the heart of my issues...   Don't wear yourself out to get ATTENTION,     Don't wear yourself out to get RESPECT,   Don't wear yourself out to get THE APPROVAL OF PEOPLE,   Don't wear yourself out to get COMPLIMENTS  ---- ETC...   All of these things I was guilty of.   I let these desires run my life for WAY too long and I'm DONE thinking about it.  

It's time to take action.  

I will be deleting my Facebook and Twitter accounts.   If you ever need anything special or something to coordinate, I would be happy to work with you and your brides.   You can always find me by emailing me at my website addresses -  email@customweddinggarters.com and victoria@hccgarters.com Both work. 

I will be keeping my websites - of course - and my blogs so that I can keep my clients updated on new designs, creations, items, and sales as I always have.   This is it... it's back to basics for me.  My family and personal life has suffered and it's on the mend starting Today.  :) 

For where your treasure is,   there your heart will be also.