Sunday, May 23, 2010

On Magazines

I'm so sick of my addiction.  I am addicted to being inspired.  I have a car full of magazines on drawing, painting, sewing, quilting, mixed media art, embroidery.  It is all eye candy.  For all the magazines I have bought, I could have had new carpet twice, new furniture, lessons on all these topics, and pieces to show for it.

With an acidic gut, I hauled them all out, and now there is room to create!  I think all of these years I've substituted being inspired for getting anything done.

I also do it in my Christian walk.  I have so many devotional books  and books on prayer that I have no time to pray or practice.  I read them to set my mind at ease instead of taking the actions that would give me a serene mind.

No more magazines.  No more devotional books

More action.

More prayer.

More real conversations,

More doing .

Less inspiration.  .

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Yobs Table Work

Most of my friends know I can't pay attention unless my hands are occupied and my foot is swinging.  I move from one project to the next -:afghans, crocheted hats, crochet thread doilies and bookmarks, stitch samples that I do with the Take A Stitch Tuesday group and Sharon B's Band Sampler.  I am hoping to start putting photos of ongoing projects on here, to share with all my friends, whichever blog we are on.