I am still busy getting my studio put into order. There are big piles of %$#* everywhere. In my office and out of my office. I get a little overwhelmed and then I get another burst of energy and purpose. Kind of like "real life". Sometimes we have to sit back and contemplate. Sometimes we are forced to sit back and contemplate. That is not much fun even if you like contemplation, like me. My friend, Jennifer, is being forced to sit still after an ankle surgery. As I send this "pear package" off to her, I am ever reminded of the everyday opportunities I find for practicing letting go of the many things I have no control over. The misnomer that I do have control is the very "thought" that leads to the anxiety or distress I may feel, however trivial. When I can gently let these thoughts go, they evaporate like steam rising from a cup of hot cocoa. If I can let them go without resistance, the sweet softening that sweeps through my body is absolutely heavenly. Practice. Practice. Practice.
I can relate to the piles.
That is my mission today.
Clearing my mind of the paperwork
So I can begin to create.
Posted by: Cyndee Greene | January 30, 2009 at 01:59 PM
Kathy.... Kathy! Oh how I love the pears. You are so sweet! I think I've started to accept the piles of *(#$#* when it comes to creativity. Maybe that's the environment where the one can create the best they can? I don't know... just something I was thinking about when looking at all those beautiful layouts in "Where Creative Women Create" magazine... or whatever it's called. Those places are perfect. Which I think is unrealistic, right?
I am still couch ridden and will be for maybe even another week. I see the doc on Tuesday for him to "uncast" me and change the dressing, then re-cast and wait another week before the stitches can be removed. I must say, this is the worst of the surgeries that I've had this year. The pain can be unbearable so I am taking many meds which put me in a coma-like state. A lot was done to my ankle so I know a lot of healing needs to take place.
You said it. Patience. Patience. I need to dig deep for patience.
Thank you for this beautiful post my friend... you are so special to me.
Posted by: Jennifer White | January 31, 2009 at 02:52 AM