the fix it fair

A while ago I went to this thing called the fix it fair. The fix it fair is exactly the same as Economy of joy. At the fix it fair there are people sitting at tables who have some experience with fixing certain things. Other people can come in with things they need to have fixed and hopefully someone will be able to fix it for them or show them how to fix it. One of the fixers brought his skill saw that he needed to be fixed and some of the other fixers and customers helped him! Everything was free and there was a nice feeling of joy in the air.

There where many types of fixers and makers such as a sewer, bike mechanic, violin maker/fixer, electricians, and a couple bakers.

A few more reasons that it is economy of joy:

• It is a sustainable way of living because everybody is helping each other for free in order to keep things that would normally be thrown away.
• Everybody is happy to do what they can.
• Everybody being joyful.

While we were at the fix it fair my brother and I looked in the attic of the building we where in and found these words written on the wall:

Do you believe in miracles?

I love miracles a lot, but we don't need one to make economy of joy work. We just need to gather all the awesome people who want it to happen and make it work. Hopefully when my generation has their own children we will have a safe and sustainable place for them to live.