The night before the exhibition, when she was upset and unable to sleep because of her fear, I told her a story about a magical garden and a special purple flower of courage that she could use to make the bravery in her own heart blossom. There were fairies involved in this story as well, but Ham had to pick the flower herself and swallow it (because you never eat or drink anything from the fairies -- we are always very clear on that point). She made it through the exhibition, but the next week was still nervous about class. So after she fell asleep, I did this:
This is her Gi (I got it used from the dojo, which is good because size 00 Aikido gis are hard to find).
The left side goes on top, so when she wears it, the flower is right over her heart.
The flower was embroidered freehand, without any kind of pattern or even a plan. So considering that it didn't come out too badly.
On Saturday we went to class and she was fine and had a good class. I'd like to think my little flower helped.
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