Things have been hard.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 พ.ย. 2024
- A video I feel needed to be made, especially before the holidays.
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This is why we love you!!! You're human and you aren't posing and pretending ... thank you for everything!!
This video came across my feed randomly. I don’t follow you. Social Media content unfortunately has alienated many of us and it’s refreshing to hear from a person who is attempting to engage community. This is deeper than seasonal depression. This is the dawn of a better tomorrow after this painful brief transition through the eye of the needle we all are experiencing. The tide will turn and tranquility will grace us once again.
Thank you so much!
🕯️Your candle burns bright, Starla. That little house has given you shelter and protection, so that you and Mark can send your love forward-may your paths continue to be blessed, full of love, light and joy!
Thank you Starla Moore for sharing your vulnerability and humanity with us. I love you that much more for what you do. We’re all in this together~❤
Be there for your fellow neighbor, never give up, keep pushing through. Brighter days are coming.
Loved this SO MUCH, Starla. I think many people could do with having this moment of reflection. Thank you for this. ❤
We’re definitely in some rough times right now. I really appreciate you taking the time to put this video together to encourage all of us to keep hope alive, remain grateful, and just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Blessings and peace to you and your family 🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️
Starla thank you for such a raw reminder that we are so blessed. Even those of use who are actively struggling with family issues, health, finances, etc.. There is still so much good in the world, and I have been trying to make more of it myself lately! I have done several little things to spread joy to people I care about, and complete strangers. I hope that others will take this path too, and that we can all find a bit of happiness helping others! I have recently been using Threads a lot more because it feels much more positive than the other platforms lately, and I try to every day go comment on someone's "success story" whether its a sale, or an I got out of bed today, kind of success. 😄 Thanks for being a lighthouse in the fog 💡🔦
Why do I feel like you are my friend ❤
Damn Starla I didn’t expect to be balling like a baby at work. 💜💜💜
Starla,
Thank you for the reminder...life is hard but provides so many opportunities to improve and to help others. You are a gem!
Needed to hear this today. Thank you for all that you & Marc do. 💖
I struggle with seasonal depression every year. Thank you so much for sharing, it’s immensely appreciated.
Bless you, Starla. You are a shining light in our community. 😊
Thank you. I needed to hear this, as I've felt so alone with my feelings. Your video also made me remember what I have to be grateful about.
Thank you for this video, things are really hard right now. I’m glad to have somewhere to go to look for people to help. ❤
Thanks so much for watching, Shannon. ❤
Tha k you for sharing this, Starla. Gratitude really is where we find our joy. I will be happy to help on the fb page. And omg baby Marc… cutest little thing! Loving him some tech at two years old! “And a controllah “!!💙💙💙
Great video all the way around.
This was such a beautiful video-thank you for recording it ❤ I watched the business mindset webinar that you did last Friday, and it was NOT what I was expecting. I really appreciated the information you shared, and it gave me a lot to think about. Now this video has been an encouragement to keep going and to keep putting beautiful things out into the world despite the challenges that our family continues to face. 😊
Love to see this side of you and your family.
Definitely needed to hear this around this time of year. Thank you so much!
You spoke soo nice, Starla! Thank you for this video and for sharing those memories. I was very impressed by your words.There is hope even in the darkest darkness❤
Gratitude changes attitude,it’s good to count our blessings,and see one far we’ve come !God bless you Starla! 🌟 😀
Thank you for doing this. Thank you for your words and your love.
Starla, thank you. Your heart is big.
❤ thank you so much for always thinking about us. For your honesty. For your heart of gold.
I appreciate you so much. ❤ ❤ ❤
This video was needed and appreciated. Your voice was so soothing and right on time. I loved to see this side of you. Very refreshing and I'll be donating to the Wish List as I know what it's like to go through tough times as well.
What a wonderful video! Thank you for sharing your heart. You make me proud to be a member of HAA.
Thank you for this perspective.
Thank you for this! ❤ It has been a struggle to stay positive through everything this year and the negativity surrounding me daily. My brand is supposed to be fun and also comforting for my customers and myself. I needed to remember that, why I started making the products that I do, and that it will not always be this way. I truly appreciate you and everything that you do! ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Starla 💜. And how amazing are those videos !! May they bring you love and joy
You legit have me crying. What a great video. Thank you!
Thank you for thinking of your community during this hard time. You have a beautiful soul. Also, thank you for raising my perspective on my own situation. Bless your heart.
Thank you for this video Starla. It's been such a rough few months for us and thank you so much for doing this. It reminded me to step back and be thankful for where we are now vs where we've come from.
Starla Moore! You are one of the most incredible people. I have had the pleasure to cross paths with in my lifetime, you have taught so much to so many and given so much to so many. My wish for you is that you have all the magic in your life that you need. Blessings to you and your family.
What a beautiful memoir snipet of your life and your amazing appreciation for your life and loves. Bravo Starla and thank you for sharing!
Live, Long and Prosper!!! 🖖
❤️🧡💛💚💙🩵💜
This is such an endearing video. Thank you for being so raw ❤
The door to me and partner's car has been broken and we haven't gotten it fix, and we do have to reach over from the passenger seat to unlock the driver's door. So that was a really relatable part of your story you told because that is us right now. Thanks for being so warm, I follow a lot of Etsy and POD gurus on TH-cam and they know things are tough and they are just repeating the same things "check your listing, check your tags, check your images, buy our course, blah blah. Things just suck right now and I'm glad you are being real and that you spend the time to give back in a way that isn't just more marketing youtube videos. Thank you.
Thank you SO much for sharing your personal experiences and your thoughts. I can relate to so many of your past experiences and believe many others do as well. Many blessings to both you and Mark!
Thank you, Starla! I love what you do! You've help me so much with my Etsy journey and also with staying focused!
You are a super person Starla, thank you, Maddi xx
Thank you for sharing this raw and personal message. It makes people feel better and more connected to you and your work.
This is very very touching. Thank you for this, and creating the programs that help others. Remembering what really matters is easy to slowly lose focus on over the years. Feeling thankful to have found the Moores in this big world. 🙏🏼
Thank you, Starla, for sharing. We all experience ups and downs in life. It's not always possible to stay positive, but it's important to hold onto hope and support others. I lost my home 10 years ago due to the russian invasion, and the past decade has been quite turbulent. However, I believe I've managed to overcome most of those challenges -I'm alive, able to provide for my family, help friends, and continue fighting to build my own and my people's future. Through it all, I've discovered a resilience and strength I never knew I had. I recognize that there will be dark days, but I remain optimistic about the brighter days to come. Or at least I can light the candle to make it brighter.
Thank you so much you r sweet heart, I came here just by chance and I am sooooooo glad I did , you are such a good motivator !!
This was a lovely and needed video, thank you so much for helping us all. Right now I'm having a hard time, I have one family member in the hospital for sudden cardiac issues and another who is going through chemo for cancer, my husband & I are renovating my grandmother's house, and both of our work places are struggling financially. I normally love the holiday season but this year, I'm at such a mental loss. But videos like this help me and I'm sure many others, feel less alone. Wishing you all the best,
Thank you Starla for always being genuine and open. Your intelligence, compassion and introspection are what make you so much more than just an Etsy coach to me. It warmed my heart to see the video you shared of young Marc and your family in your home and hear what you have over come. We all do have much to be grateful for, even when it seems like there isn't. Thank you for this re-framing. Everything is going to be ok.🐺❤
Perfect timing for this. Thank you so much, Starla ❤
Perfect timing for a video like this!! ❤
You are an amazing person. Thank you for looking for the positives. It's an amazing idea.❤
You have a beautiful and special soul, Starla. Love this video.
You are 100% amazing Starla. You are never alone. You brighten so many lives and help so many Alphas with your content. Im a proud Alpha.
You are a shining light. Thank you for all you do. You show us it's ok to be vulnerable and real.
Thank you for this. 💜 It really is the little things in life that matter the most.
What an awesome thing to do. Thank you, Starla.
Beautiful thought, uplifting to hear ideas like this to help others and realise what we have to be grateful for. Yes its the same in the uk.
That must’ve taken lots of guts to record and I think you underestimate how good your timing was and how many people needed to see this - from a person that we otherwise view as a machine who just succeeds at everything she tackles… No one ever really knows what goes on behind the scenes in someone’s life, and these types of videos humanize the people that we follow. Thank you for this content. Disregard any negative comments you get ❤
HI Starla, this vid you made is so touching, you're so sweet. God Bless you. Sending good energy and much love your way.
This is a beautiful video, Starla. Probably one of the best you've ever done. 😍 Thank you for it. PS: I cannot even imagine how wonderful it must be to own any sort of house, even a tiny one, and not live in constant fear of being kicked out any time. 🍀🍀🍀
Thank you so much for this beautiful video.
This was beautiful. Thank you for sharing, I and so many of us deal with seasonal depression and I needed this reminder.
You had me tearing up when you showed the video of Mark in front of the fireplace. We are going to be selling our home after Christmas. I have a 4 year old and so many memories of him growing up in it. We have been in our house for 7 years too. We also need a bit more space for our family. I know exactly how you're feeling right now ❤️
You made me laugh. You made me cry. You reminded me that we are not alone and that we've all survived bad times before. There is no sense to live in fear for what's to come. Thanks so much for sharing. You Rock ❣️
Thank you so much, Amy!!!! Always a joy to see your name pop up in my comments. 🐺
@@StarlaMoore Hey Starla, I made a heartfelt reply to the above about what we have been going through. Why would you delete it?
I love you Starla. Thanks for being you.
You star always shines brightly..in whatever you do. Thank you
You are inspirational! Your heart shines brightly!! Thank you!
Starla, I have been following you and Marc for about three years now and I so appreciate all the things I've learned from you both. You do have a certain way of speaking that really gets things across in a very positive way. Thank you for this video. I think that we can get so wrapped up in day to day life that we lose sight of how much we do have and, in my case, the wonderful life I have. I do have a "full time job" that I work. I am also a new member of the Handmade Alpha Academy. My goal for the new year is to get my online business on Etsy going in a proper way. I've just been barely giving it the attention it needs for the past few years. I hope you are feeling better about things now because you are a light in so many people's lives. Thank you for what you do. Marc, too. Keep your head up. You have a lot to be proud of.
Even though this is so sensitive, so real, so gentle, so beautiful. Stay upbeat! Winter will arrive in December. What will happen is we will learn more, gain more wisdom. Please take your own advice and take care of yourself. I’m so glad that even though I cannot afford to join your company’s programs I appreciate your pure heart ❤ much love and joy to all
Your beautiful Starla, inside and out!!! Thank you for such a touching and inspiring video! Much love❤
Thankyou do much for this video its really struck a chord with me. Ive been following you and Marc for years (since Renée) Im grateful for my house even though like you had....its suffering with mold, no heating etc but it ours and this video reminded me how even through all its faults its ours....not rented but ours! Im truly grateful for your wise words and wisdoms throughout the years Starla x huge hugs from us all here in the UK xxxx
Marc, Starla, and family: Thank you for the soulful tears I shed during this video today. We just lost our Luna, 9yo Great Pyrenees, last night. I was sitting here trying to be productive and feeling down. When this video started I was entranced by the setting, the beautiful shots, the genuine, authentic voice of Starla. I cried but in a good way. I think you guys are amazing and support your work and your creativity and can't wait to support the community you have created. Thank you for reminding me that it's ok to feel down, but it's a good idea to be aware of how I can help others and to truly be grateful for all I have, all the love ones I have had in my life, and for you. PS. Visuals and directing were incredible!
Great message. I feel the same way. There is so much uncertainty in the world right now. None feel safe, and with a tough economy, it hits everybody hard. Both sides, customers, and sellers. But, even if we can't change much, we can choose how to react and live. We can complain and cry and go deep to depression state, or we can face it, uplift each other, be grateful for what we have, and continue to do what we can do the best. All good things start from small change.
I had to make a huge step for myself for this reason, I will do my first live, even I don't have 1000s followers, just a couple hundreds, but I want to bring some smiles and hope to those who are struggling, simply by sharing my story and mindset with others.
Thank You so much for this! I am really struggling in so many ways this Christmas season, but I am also blessed in so many ways as well. It is really nice to know that none of us in this community is alone.
Yep, you are definitely not alone!!!
Such a wonderful reminder of how blessed we are. This video was so endearing and intimate. Thank you for sharing.
I remember being 20 and newly married and being excited over the small things like not folding a piece of bread in half for a hot dog but actually being able to purchase hot dog buns. It sounds crazy now, but when we were so broke, a buck for a loaf of bread, made more sense than a buck for 8 buns. I also remember losing our home 15 years later and being at a point where i made sure my kids had plenty to eat before I ate anything. My kids recall these days, and I know that was all part of the plan for turning them into the people they are today. Again, we really are so blessed. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing! You are a beautiful human being and I’m following your videos for a while with huge interest. Take good care of yourself and a lot of Vitamin D ❤️🩹
Starla, your name says it all “Star” and you really are a star shining brightly for us online (Etsy) sellers and for creative people like me that are somewhat lost in this world, controlled by social media and extremely busy life styles. I love your honesty, realistic opinions and shared experiences about doing business in todays world but most of all for sharing your kindness, compassion and care for your community. Keep shining bright Starla and Marc because I believe you will receive that love in return and collectively we will ignore the rest! Well done for taking a step away from your studio and making this amazing video. ❤
Thank you so much!
This was absolutely beautiful ❤
The tears are flowing. Thank you for the very important reminder to remember what I'm grateful for. 💓
What a wonderful video and message! ❤️
So beautifully spoken Thank You, both for helping us through the years 🙏 for your family and joy to the world in these hard times my Etsy shop has definitely blossomed from all the information you have provided over the years ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank for being real, and giving people who are stuggling right now some sort of hope... looking back on the past you really do realise how fortunate you are, even if things aren't great for you right now there's a light at the end of the tunnel, that you'll come through, just keep swimming, you got this peoples, we're currently heading into summer in Australia, xmas in Australia is a interesting time...
I really enjoyed this. Thanks
Thank you for sharing Starla. This was awesome.
A very special video
I admire you much!
We all are immensely blessed....sometimes it's just hard to see. I would love to participate but NO LONGER HAVE FB due to being hacked. Maybe there are others like me. You are an amazing individual, Starla! Keep it up!
Thank you so much!
I love the positive images of fall. Fall is hard for me but focusing on the positive helps. Luckily I am one of those people who do that naturally. The Amazon wishlist thread is an amazing idea. I'm also very privileged so I embrace those opportunities.
Very tough times for so many of us, for many reasons. Thanks.
Beautiful video Starla! Thank you for everything you do.
Thank you for your comments today, Starla. Your video was well-timed! I loved your comment that you currently have everything your past self had wished for. That's true for me, too! (And so is the part about being in a small, old house! And wanting to move!) Your comments and some very recent experiences are showing me that we are so much happier if we focus with gratitude on what we do have instead of what we don't have. Thank you. ❤
I needed this today. Thank you.
You are most welcome! I'm glad it helped you!
thanks for all you do Starla! Keep on keeping on ❤
I appreciate you, Jackie!
Thank you!!
I’m not sure why you’ve been sad but it’s so true what others have been saying that gratitude can help depression go away. It was lovely to hear you say that sentiment out loud in so many words. And that is what November is for. So many jump straight to Christmas which is amazing but November and Thanksgiving is also so important.
Thank you so much for this!
I would give this video 1,000 likes if I could. One of my all-time favs from you! Thank you!!
I really appreciate the help you do, and this video is posted at good time for me. Thank you so very much❤
Hi Starla, thank you so much for this video. I always always get so much from your videos. But, I really needed this one at this time. Yes, I was in tears almost immediately hearing you share your heart. You know, when you see someone on the screen 2 times a week in this capacity, you don't always think that they are going to be dealing with the same issues as you. For me, it is that my dad is dying and the holidays are always hard enough but I don't want to lose him around Christmas. That will always be what I associate with Christmas then. I know we are all dealing with different things and I totally agree with you that giving to someone else in one of the many different ways you can give, is the best healing there is. I will be thinking of you as you make it through the holidays :) You certainly have been a blessing in my life!
Thank you so much for your kind words. I hate hearing about your dad. Know that you are not alone! It may be a big world, but it is also small in so many ways!
Awwwwe how precious! 😭 I do hope yall will keep this home "in the family" when you move! Life is hard AF for most right now 😢 Thank you for posting this! Everyone can "afford" to give back in some way! ❤
We really want to but we also understand that keeping an entire property for the sake of "memories" isn't fair when so many people are without affordable homes right now. We live next to a military base so ideally, we'd love to offer the home to a retired veteran, since the bathroom is disability accessible. We have a bath-fitter shower that accommodates a wheelchair from when Marc's Grandfather was still alive (we have no tub), so this would be the perfect property for a senior couple.
You are amazing Starla
Very cool video, Starla. I understand it's intent but I loved the memories you shared within this video. Not that I'm a busy body, but I've always loved learning about people's past. I think it stems from listening to stories from my grandpa (my mom's dad) about when he was younger and his family, of people I never knew. Like the fact that he went to high school with Vivian Vance (Ethel, from "I Love Lucy"), back in Cherryvale, KS.
As for "this time of year", I've always looked forward to the fall and the holidays. It was always a happy time for me, growing up. I'm 65 now and I cherish all of my memories of this time of year. This year is a little different, though.
I got laid off (after 19 years) three weeks ago. I was planning on retiring in a year, too. I've had to apply for Social Security sooner than I wanted (a difference of about $400/mo compared to when I wanted to retire) and go on unemployment to try to make ends meet until I can find other work, if I can find other work. I found out my SS won't start until December, when I was expecting it in November. Then I found out my first week of unemployment is being withheld. On top of my frustration of the situation my boss put me in, I have to deal with a much tighter budget than I expected. Not to mention how slow my Etsy shop has been since re-opening after my prostate surgery.
This is my favorite time of year though, and I'm not going to let all of that bring me down. If anything, all of this couldn't have happened at a better time because this time of year makes me happy and what better way to get through these troubles, right?