07 02 08 - 21:57

Some Messages Are Hard to Interpret

Last week, as I was going slightly crazy trying to keep all the balls in the air, I had a soothing and quiet talk with someone I know who is a yoga teacher.  I shared with her that I felt like my lack of a regular spiritual practice was making it hard for me to stay grounded and balanced.  I have done yoga for years, but never consistently, let alone as a daily practice.  In fact, I've always resisted doing anything as a daily practice, I even resent having to brush my teeth every night!

But I remembered that just the night before, when I was saying to my husband that I hated doing anything as a regular practice, he said, "What about your sewing?'  I was stopped cold by this.  I really do sew something nearly every day.  And even if I don't love every aspect of a sewing project – though my sewing language has cleaned up a great deal since I had children in the house – I can say that I gain something by working through the resistances, simply by doing ... (more)