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Letting Go

Last night I spent a couple hours thinking while quilting my summer art project. Needlework is my meditation these days, and since I have a lot on my mind I definitely need it. I've been in a kind of holding pattern while I try to decide which direction to take with my other work.

Very often I don't make decisions while I'm quilting, but I do sort out things in my head. I'm no longer in a hurry to come up with answers and solutions. I'd rather just think until I feel comfortable with where I am and what I want, and let go of what's not important to me before I take the next step. As a process it's very slow, but it's eliminated the stress I've always had with work.

It helps that I have stepped away from a lot of other things that have been emotionally exhausting. As I told some friends last night, these days my life is like a peaceful garden, where I only add things that help me grow and bloom.

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