The healing powers of craft and art combined

Having heard in and before Making Space Penicuik and experienced so much about the healing powers of craft and art, I am now looking for what people write on that power. Today I found this
http://iheartartpdx.com/2010/08/23/the-healing-arts-and-crafts/ 
and found it very good ! Thank you Margaret in Oregon!

She writes at the end:

We’ve all heard bromides like “it’s the journey, not the destination.” In the case of handcrafts there may be more than a little truth in that. While there is joy and satisfaction in the finished product, it’s the making of the object that brings joy, peace, longevity and improved memory.

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