18. It is not what it seems

For the next several months, various factories tried to create my bag. I felt vulnerable and sad every time I saw another prototype that belittled my idea of perfection. As if no one had a clue what the ideal meant. I found myself in an unexpected role — I, someone with zero experience, had to explain to top industry professionals, those who worked with the most renowned brands, what good quality was.

In general, things just didn’t work out and Geppetto became irritable. Our togetherness turned into a joyless search for a rational solution — just to find some factory. My soul had not danced for a long time.

Overall, things looked like they were no longer in my way. I needed to realign with my higher self and my original intention for this creation. I just didn’t get why my soul had been dancing with Geppetto, but for the time being, we still couldn’t find the production? Finally, I came to realise that Geppetto was never meant for the production, but to guide me into my design concept — to convey the magical business card! In this story, he played a very important role, but not the one I liked to believe.

So my lesson was, that to follow my soul dances I should not attach myself to anything or anyone to fulfil my part of this quest. So I left Geppetto, to jump into the unknown again.