When I quilt, I imbue all that I do with love, healing, freedom and whatever else arises at the time. I am thankful for what I have already transmitted in the world with creativity.
Life is about choices.
I used to think that I always, and I mean always, had to chose the hard options; to be the ‘better’ person.
It was when I was reading the book, “Whatever Rises, love that” by Matt Kahn that the revelation struck me like a big spiritual pinch. I have a choice. The choice is to chose the best option that feels right to me - to me, and no one else.
Crazy.
So I started to go with what felt like wellbeing in my heart.
The feeling of “Yes!!!”
Undoubtably.
From this space, I began to quilt more and more.
The inspiration for designing quilts came from this sunrise.
This morning, as I was preparing breakfast, to nourish my body before I began a day of creativity, which included quilting, of course, my thoughts fell upon the choice thing again.
My life is destined to be as it is.
I will leave this world better off than when I came, that is for sure.
What I do have is choice.
Choice of what I put into my body,
Choice of how I nourish myself,
Choice on how creative I am,
Choice of what walks I take, the stretches I reach for, the wellbeing I cultivate,
The health I inspire to grow within like a seed rejuvenating daily.
The choice I have about what I think about myself and what I do say to myself.
The kind and loving words I use when I’m at my best and especially the self-compassionate words when I am at my worst.
Don’t get me wrong.
When I quilt and imbue the quilts with love and healing, the day comes as it should.
If I am thinking bad thoughts, I view them with kindness like a loving mother seeing her child in pain and only offering words of kindness, compassion, grace, above the fear that may dwell within.
May the world be healed by the creations that I create and may it begin with me.