Quilter Vendulka Battais shares her healing journey from realizing that external validation (including winning awards) made her happy, but didn't bring her ultimate fulfillment, she still needed to find her own inner worth and peace. She explores how her upbringing in communist Czechoslovakia and ancestral patterns influenced her sense of self-worth and her creative approach to quilting.

• Growing up during communism in the Czech Republic shaped Vendulka's resourcefulness and creativity
• Moving to the UK at age 24 with English as her second language became an unexpected advantage in her quilting pattern instructions
• Winning quilt competitions didn't bring the fulfillment she expected, revealing her pattern of seeking external validation
• Ancestral patterns from Czech history influenced her tendency to overgive and put her worth in others' hands
• Through theta healing and meditation, she learned to find value within herself rather than from external achievements
• Understanding that we're only responsible for our own happiness helps break patterns of people-pleasing and overgiving
• Finding peace requires facing uncomfortable truths and being honest with yourself
• The healing journey is ongoing - slips back into old patterns become smaller and less frequent with practice
• Every cloud has a silver lining - learning not to immediately judge experiences as good or bad opens us to unexpected gifts

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https://www.craftymonkies.com/live-zoom-workshop-vendulka-battais-121025-fashionable-quilted-jacket-and-210326-intricate-curv

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