Today...

I am finding a lot of comfort in creating my patchwork quilt that I am working on. I love the freeness of it, of not having to have it look pretty in any particular way, instead certain patches catch your eye, certain combinations look nice together. I am excited to see how it all comes together.

I have sewn three of the strips together, and am working on cutting the rest of the squares. It is a meditative process, I love working with the fabric, there is something wonderful about each one. There are so many different colors, hues, patterns, it is exciting to me.

I even have a piece of fabric from my grandmother, who passed away this month. I am excited to incorporate her into my quilt, but more importantly into my life.

I won't be able to work on it this weekend as we are heading up to the mountains, but perhaps when we come home on Monday.

Never fear as I am bringing several different projects with me to keep me occupied :)

So being unsettled...

People want so desperately to run to something comfortable. To not be with the emtions that are difficult, that are complex, or that are "too much". To me a life well lived is to be with those feelings, to be "too much", to feel "too much", to embrace life fully.

For me to embrace life fully means to live with gratitude, to live with love in each action, to feel fully the abundance that surrounds us. To move towards wholeness and healing.

So how do you embrace life fully?
How do you live your days?

The First Post

Writing on the first page of journals always intimidates me... but at the same time it opens up so many possibilities. What will this contain, what gems, what moments of life will be recorded here. So fear, anticipation and excitement mingle to create a lovely unsettled feeling.