Therapeutic attributes of beading

Posted by ginagalli
We all have our vices and our special something that we turn to when we need to decompress from the weariness of the day.
Besides turning to chocolate when I’m stressed I open up my bead box and look at all of the wonderful shapes and colors and stones. I like to touch then and enjoy their textures and how they feel in my hands. Before you know it! I am designing and creating. It helps to get lost and refocus on something positive. I truly believe these little trinkets do possess a “therapeutic” quality.
Every Wednesday at my store I had two ladies that came in and would bring their bags of goods and various projects. Occasionally we would have a few others that would join us. We would talk about our beads, life and what was going on in the world. We would have lunch and a cup of coffee and YES! occasionally there was chocolate.
After an hour or so there would be some laughs and sometimes a finished project (or sometimes not). The key is that for a little while we got to escape and feel good and you don’t even need health insurance for this kind of “therapy”.