In a letter to Square Peg Artery & Salvage supporters and artisans, owner Rachel Parker delivers a thoughtful call to action for creating positive change in The City of Brotherly Love.

1.
Dearest
Square
Peg
Artisans
&
Friends,
We
are
all
working
very
hard,
yet
it
feels
like
we’re
still
struggling
to
make
ends
meet.
There
is
low
energy
around
the
whole
idea
of
struggle—even
the
word
itself
sounds
hard.
But
we
always
have
a
choice:
to
be
status
quo
with
our
problems
or
create
a
solution.
We
have
chosen
the
latter.
We
are
developing
a
monumental
project,
which
should,
with
your
help,
be
a
catalyst
for
opportunity
that
includes
all
of
us—a
raft
of
publicity
in
all
media,
with
inspiration
as
the
theme
and
the
byproduct
for
the
entire
city.
We
are
calling
this
project
The
Art
of
Inspiration.
Currently,
in
the
entranceway
and
on
sandwich
boards
in
front
of
the
shop,
we
have
our
‘Art
of
Inspiration’
project
available
for
everyone
to
participate.
People
passing
by
can
take
an
item
they
find
inspirational
and
they
are
invited
to
leave
one
for
someone
else.
(Free
materials
are
conveniently
inside
the
shop.)
How
you
can
help:
Contribute
a
couple
of
your
inspirations.
What
inspires
you?
A
quote,
something
funny,
a
message
of
hope…
A
photo,
life
moments,
people
who
inspire
you—please
tell
us
their
story
and
yours!
You
can
email
them
or
send
snail
mail.
Deliver
by
hand
and/or
foot,
bike,
or
carrier
pigeon
to
the
shop.
Feel
free
to
use
your
imagination
to
create
something
that
will
inspire
someone
else.
Share
with
us
on
our
Facebook
and
Pinterest
pages,
and
please
tell
others
about
this
project
and
ask
them
to
find
it
on
Facebook
too.
Tweet
about
it!
Imagine
what
could
happen
with
a
whole
city
of
people
inspiring
each
other—
yowza!
The
‘physical’
notes
must
be
rather
small—3”X
5”
or
so—to
fit
into
our
pockets,
but
you
can
also
send
photos,
quotes,
or
whatever
the
vehicle
of
your
inspiration
to
our
FB
page
or
tweet
about
us.
That
will
truly
help.
Invite
others
to
join
you
in
this
project
and
help
us
to
make
this
viral!
Feelings
and
outlook
have
been
on
the
low
side
as
of
late,
and
we
are
doing
this
to
help
us
all.
We
want
you
to
be
genuinely
successful
and
we
want
to
be
able
to
grow
and
help
you
become
(much
more!)
well
known
in
Philadelphia
and
around
the
world
through
this
vehicle
of
inspiration!
Questions?
Call
(215)
360-­‐5548
or
email
at
squarepegartery@gmail.com
with
“The
Art
of
Inspiration”
in
the
subject
line.