Good Things Are Still Happening (Magic and Myth Edition)
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We need to stay informed. We need to be aware. But we also need reminders that hope is out there. I’ve found solace in the fight from lists people have made online sharing “good news,” and I thought I’d make my own, but with a wonder and magic bent. Please feel free to share more of your thoughts along those lines below. Thank you to my friends Bryonie and Martha who contributed a couple in this list.
Good Things Are Still Happening (Magic and Myth Edition)
Right now…
-Someone is reading Brian Froud and Alan Lee’s Faeries for the first time.
-There are still places in the world where magic feels comfortable enough to show itself clearly.
-Every day is lighter than the one before.
-Someone is currently writing a book that will remind you that magic exists when you read it.
-A person had their hair sparkled or tried on faerie wings for the first time and is feeling their own enchantment.
-Libraries exist.
-The tides come in, and the tides go out. The ocean holds secrets and sometimes gives them to the shore. They are there for the finding.
-A creator whose work moves you is questioning their purpose. Your encouragement will help them keep going.
-In some forest, a mushroom ring is going to sprout overnight.
-Miss Wondersmith is contemplating new ways to spread wonder to strangers and friends.
-Someone is singing to the trees, and they are listening.
-The lignin in old books is breaking down, making them smell like vanilla and ancient lands.
-The first flowers of spring are pushing their leaves up through the ground.
-An artist is discovering their unique style and voice.
-Hoarfrost, mist, frost, and pearldrops of dew exist.
-Frogs are standing up for human rights in Portland.
-Jonathan Hiebert is wearing a flower crown.
-So am I.
-People all over the world are making a wish at 11:11.
-Someone is noticing the small daily wonders of life and realizing that paying attention adds up to big magic.
-A crow is planning some mischief.
-An artist is making a gift for a friend and is full of fizzy excitement for them to receive it.
-Emma Elisabeth Jasper is leaving chalk messages for strangers in Minnesota.
-Someone somewhere is realizing their whimsy is actually their strength.
-Faeries exist, whether you believe in them or not.
