Life Coaching: In The Garden

I have somehow fallen into the YouTube world of doll making. I have become fascinated with watching sculptors create these life-like mini mannequins from a weird dystopian multiverse somewhere far, far away. I don’t know why. I just sorta landed on this one day, and now I can’t stop watching…I am mesmerized by the creation of these creepy little things. Their shiny eyes that seem to follow your every movement, their interchangeable wigs, their spindly bodies—all this adds up to one thing—They are waiting for the appropriate moment to take over the world. With knives. While we’re asleep…

Mankind’s fascination with both the ethereal and the fantastic has been around since Eden. We need look no further than Adam and Eve, two knuckleheads who had everything and traded it for a piece of fruit. I am convinced that we were never meant to have knowledge of good and evil. We were created to live in harmony with God Almighty and walk with Him during the cool of the evening. We were created to live peacefully, blissfully ignorant of the types of evils we see today. The serpent was skillful in its lies.

What does this have to do with doll making? On the surface, not much. Dig a little deeper, and there it is. Certain ones among us have incredible artistic ability to paint, draw, build, sculpt. It’s a God-given talent, just like the artisans who built the Ark of the Covenant and Solomon’s Temple. And those talented folks try to recreate the loveliness that once was Eden and the inhabitants therein, or depict the corruption of evil. I never realized how much doll making is an art form until I started watching these videos. Much goes into the making of a finely sculpted doll, whether it mimics Gods glorious creation of humanity or whether it mimics the devils twisted version of life. Both are compelling in different ways—one for the purity and one for the corruption. One for loss and one for redemption.

I didn’t even think about this at all before I sat down to write this. I just got fascinated by the sheer artistry of the crafting. It’s amazing. Mankind was kicked out of the garden, and we’ve been attempting to mimic the loveliness of good or ugliness of evil ever since. Angelic looking dolls, demonic looking dolls, baby dolls, Barbie dolls, Chucky dolls—they are all attempting to represent something—they are attempting to represent the artist’s perception of fantasy, the human body, anthropomorphism, or just plain beauty. We humans are a creative bunch, talent given by God, and that talent is used to enrich our lives and spark a longing for the unknown.

i suppose this is rather a lot to write about some harmless doll making videos, but sometimes my thoughts can go in directions that make no sense to anyone but me. I sincerely hope this isn’t the case today, and I hope you are blessed with the knowledge that we are created in the image of God Almighty. We have souls. We have spirits. We live in bodies. We were hijacked by the devil, but have been redeemed. For now, a new doll making video is coming on—how to give Barbie new hair by sewing on yarn. Odd, but I just have to watch…God bless you today, my friends!