Introduction To Woodworking Teach Clear, 08/25/202412/31/2024 Woodworking… A Dream, An Escape, A Journey! In this introduction to woodworking let’s focus on some fundamental questions… Is woodworking a dream, a passion, an escape, or a journey in life? Well, this may be totally different for different people, or it may be a combination of them all for others! Where We Stand Everyone has a dream, a passion, or something they want to achieve! At the same time, we all have things we are not too happy about, things that make us feel dull and uninspired, and that drain our energy one way or another. This dream and passion, as well as the things that make us feel dull and uninspired can be related to an infinite number of possibilities. And these possibilities can be totally different from one person to another and, for the same person, from one stage of life to the next! Let’s talk about the last thing a vast number of people have in mind. Or perhaps let’s talk about something that many of us have inside and we have not discovered yet. Or, why not? Let’s talk about that passion that a huge number of us have deep inside and, for one reason or another, have not dared to go on that path! Let’s talk about woodworking! Is Woodworking Your Passion and Your Dream? There are many people who are interested in woodworking, even though they may not realize it. There are many of us that miss (or that wish they could) having their own custom-made furniture and their custom-made accents around the home or the office. All those of us who love uniqueness and beauty are definitely in that group! Yes! We definitely have that dream and that passion! Woodworking – The Escape There are many of us trying to avoid… Trying to escape from something! In the home-décor or office-décor arena, we are definitely trying to escape from the one size and one look that fits all. We are trying to escape from the way too “artificial” products. We definitely are trying to escape from the lack of creativity! In the career and job-related arena this gets even much more interesting and much more obvious! There are so many constantly trying to escape from the idea that everyone has to go to college. From the idea of having to perform routine and repetitive jobs in which one is not interested in. So many of us are terrified at the idea in some cases, or at the reality in others, of jobs that lack the creative power that comes from inside of us. Is Woodworking Your Destination? But, where do all those people that are wishing to escape from those events and circumstances are trying to get to? What do they dream of? Well, the answer to that question is fairly easy! Photo by Nik on Unsplash In this introduction to woodworking we begin to explore this a bit more. Let’s take a look at the home-décor or office-décor arena. There many of us are longing for beautiful, hand-made, organic, and very unique options to decorate your home or office. What about the career and job-related arena? Well there, on the other hand, so many are dreaming of a world in which they have the ability to pursue a career where there are no long and tedious hours of learning subjects that they are not interested in! They are dreaming about being able to discover a path where they are able to use their hands, to allow their love to flow, and to instill the creativity that springs from inside of them in the creation of beautiful and unique products that people absolutely love! 1. Inner Growth, Learning, and Creativity (PFJs Blog)