No words. Just a few photos from my lovely holiday.
Tag: rest
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Coasting Along
No words. Just a few photos from my lovely holiday.
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Rest
The cold winter days have me huddling inside, heater blazing while I try and make as much as possible, do an adult education class and write a couple of books. This year I am relishing the creativity of the season rather than bemoaning the cold, gloomy weather. So far it's working!
I know winter is the time for drawing indoors and for some people, a time for rest. But for me, winter is the time of year when creatively I get the most done. The challenge for me at this time of year is to remember to rest. There's so much temptation and so much I could do that I find it very hard to sit and do nothing. I find that hard anyway but in winter it's much worse!
I'm reading this book in the hope that it will somehow rub off on me and I'll be able to rest. The author talks about being the feeling of chasing ideas and achieving creative breakthroughs as being as addictive as games, as physically satisfying as food and as emotionally fulfilling as being in love. That about sums up being creative and making things for me.
Hopefully I'll also get some good tips on how to create more space in my life for rest and crafting a better balance between work, rest and play. Tell me, do you like to rest in winter or do lots of crafting like a person possessed?
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Making Do
The cold weather has me yearning for walks in the lush forests of the mountains and returning to a roaring open fire with some crochet or knitting in my lap while the girls play board games. This urge is so strong that I've even been looking for houses to buy in the nearby hills. I imagine the warmth of the fire warming my bones as I gaze out of the window at the view, knitting forgotten on my lap. There's also steaming cups of hot herbal tea in my dream. It's a deep yearning for hygge – for cosiness, warmth and companionship.
Yesterday I had a breakthrough. After a visit to the local botanic gardens to meet some friends I grabbed my crochet and sat in my red vintage chair in front of the heater with my cup of peppermint tea. The girls played lego at my feet while I gazed out the lounge room window at the sun shining on the palm tree in my neighbour's garden.
While my heater is not as romantic or as compelling as a roaring open fire it is warm and a whole lot less smokey! It filled my need for warmth and cosiness and I didn't have to pack up my whole house and move.
This moment stolen from a busy life filled my heart with filled with satisfaction and content. I'm profoundly grateful for living in this time and place. I'm so lucky to be here, doing what I love with the people that I love. Sure there's still struggle but moments like these make the struggle bearable and fill my soul with the rest it needs to continue the journey.
Sometimes you don't need to go anywhere. Sometimes by staying still you can find just what you need.