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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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Small group of fresh peaches

Tell Me What It Is You Do

I can use a lot of words to describe what I do. No matter what I say, it’s still like describing the taste of a peach. You just gotta try it for yourself.
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Several squares of wet felt on bubble wrap, with a few pairs of hands

Felting Fun

Some days you just gotta play. Make something out of a few simple materials. Maybe with unfamiliar materials and something you’ve never done before.
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Burned out garage viewed through a window with divided glass

Not a Pretty Picture

Nope, it's not a pretty picture. Put a smoke detector in your garage. I'm assuming you already have one in your home!
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A curve in the road, next to an evergreen forest

Looking for the Signs

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It’s not always easy to know if you’ve found the right path, especially at the beginning. It helps to pause. Look around. Listen. Listen to the surroundings. Listen to your gut. Breathe.
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Crimson red rose bud, with green foliage in the background

New Beginnings

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I’m beginning to think that no matter how old we grow, we keep on having new opportunities to look at ourselves differently. What parts of ourselves have disappeared? What might we plant to nurture new growth?
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White cloth on a wooden loom, with a shuttle resting on the cloth

Learning and Doing

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Every now and then, I run out of new classes to take in a particular subject. Not because there aren’t more classes out there.
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Teal fabric with white stitching on sewing machine

Warming Up

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It’s not big and dramatic, but it does create movement—physically, emotionally, creatively. If you’re feeling stuck, and would like some help moving forward, here are some possibilities
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Colorful wool fibers, more or less heart-shaped, bordered on the left with blue and on the right with yellow-gold

Immersion

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I tend to like distractions, otherwise known as bright and shiny objects. Immersion feels like something different.
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