Some do puzzles, I sort beads. Meditation takes many forms. 

I know it has Psyche's punishment from Aphrodite vibes, but sorting all the pretty colors is soothing and grounding. 

 

Are you a traditional mediator, or are your centering and grounding practices different than what is normally thought of as mediation? It all counts and is all valid.

 

Sometimes the internet algorithm actually gives you want that you didn't know you needed.

 

One of my goals this year is to use more of my fabric stash and expand my quilting and stitching skill into a more improvisational, less traditional style.  

YouTube recently reminded me of the world of Zak Foster through a random suggestion for a tiny quilt tutorial. 

 

I first came across Zak's improvisational way of quilting and honoring life through a Making Zen online stitching event some years ago. I was deeply moved by the story of his burial quilts and his stories of how stitching and making is for everyone regardless of background or ability. I've joined his online community, The Quilty Nook, and am curiously eyeing stash and imagining what kinds of stories are waiting to be told through my hands and stacks of material. 

 

Our lives are held in fabric.

 

(Seriously, click on this link to the burial quilt video. It is not sad but charming and affirming.) 

 

While doing some garden clean up I moved this flourishing potted geranium up from the ground where it spent the winter and discovered that its roots had grown out of the bottom of the pot and into the earth below. 

Yes, a bigger pot for this lovely is coming, but also, look how lush and gorgeous it is with fresh rain drops adorning it! Also, also, I can't help but reflect on the life metaphor its seeking roots offers.  

 

We can and will grow out of confines of life circumstances and limitations in order to grow and flourish. We will send seeking roots out of our contained ways to feed our bodies and potential. 

 

Like roots from the past reaching into the present, I found this little poem written many Springs ago. Seems a good reminder to follow the wisdom of your heart in all things.