Weekly Newsletters

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Sewing pattern pieces, drafting curve, grid ruler, mechanical pencil and eraser

Making Mistakes

And with even better luck, the teacher reassures you that you don’t have to start all over again, from the very beginning. It’s especially nice if you can see where you went wrong and learn from that.
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Sisters playing in a rain puddle

“We’re Sisters; We Fight”

Two of our granddaughters were riding in the back seat. After a while, there was some squabbling. As the sound escalated, I turned around to see what was going on, perhaps to intervene.
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garage under construction with a portapotty and construction materials

Soup’s On

Soup's on, so I'm going to make this short. It's been a crazy busy week. Lots of Feldenkrais, a bit of time to make stuff, and, oh by the way, our garage is being rebuilt.
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Small pond lined with stone, with background of trees and a porch railing

All In a Week

You might have guessed that I don’t like to be bored. I do like to have time to sit and wonder. To piddle around with a variety of little projects. To talk with folks. To learn new things. To watch the birds from my front porch. To watch my grandkids grow—although I must say that they grow at an alarmingly fast rate.
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Sandy beach with ocean waves and lightly cloudy sky

Rearranging Stuff

What amazed me was that what remained was so hard to fit back into the original spaces.
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Pink rain lilies against a background of leaves and a brick pathway

Monday Morning Thunder

I brought my coffee out to the front porch, where I was greeted by half a dozen pink rain lilies. A bit bent over from the rain, they were a cheery sight nonetheless.
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Hammer, nails, pin cushion, needles and thread on a gridded mat

Making Adjustments

So, you make adjustments. Maybe you get angry. Maybe you play nice to see if that gets you somewhere. Maybe you pout. Probably, you try lots of different approaches, without even knowing that’s what you’re doing.
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Feathery, pink blossoms of Gulf Coast Muhly grass

Catching Glimmers

I’ve been listening to Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross talk about something called neuroaesthetics. Guess what y’all! Art matters. Making and experience art and nature are good for us—in so many ways.
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Cloth sewing machine cover with outline of a sewing machine appliqued on surface

Getting Started

Who knows what sparked that first move? Maybe I was procrastinating on the next phase of the ongoing sewing projects. Maybe I wanted the light from the window to be over my shoulder instead of behind my back.
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Rubber duck floating along with leaves

Gently Down the Stream

Part of the magic of coaching and Feldenkrais is that they help us to feel the current, to relax the effort and just float for a while. It’s delicious. Maybe even how we’re meant to be. At least some of the time.
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Corner of a porch, with a table and two chairs, hanging bells, and trees beyond the porch

Empty Spaces

Some of the old stories are tried and true—and still useful. Some of the old stories just don’t work any more. The ones that point fingers, declare who’s right and wrong, make harsh judgements—those are starting to look more harmful than helpful.
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Purple piece of knitting with some stitches "dropped" and some loose strands of yarn

Fixing Things

You either have to undo what you’ve done all the way back to the problem spot—or, you do what feels a bit like surgery/
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