Let’s do this well together!

"Do not be afraid, stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today.” Exodus Ch 14 V 13

It’s been a week since I last posted on the blog, and I have to admit, I can give no good reason for my lethargy!

I was heartened today to see that two of my fellow crafters had fallen into the same slump, so I think it must be the next phase of the cocooning process. We started off full of plans and projects but gradually, as we saw that this was going to be marathon and not a sprint, we relaxed into a less energetic pace.

I am learning not to make so many plans or set so many targets for myself, or at least if I still see the goal I want to achieve, to learn that I can be flexible with deadlines for things which are under my control.

The frenetic pace of normal life was hard to leave behind at the beginning of this cocooning and many of us found that setting ourselves tasks and targets was a way of retaining control over the unknown. For myself, I know I am now settling into a new stage of the journey, where there still are plans and projects, but they seem less significant than they did a few weeks ago.

As I realise what a fragile thing a human life is, and that even young and healthy people can be swept away by this virus without the comfort of a last goodbye to family and friends, it seems more important to look at the sky and listen to the birds.

I’ve decided that this new relaxed attitude means I don’t have to feel driven to write a blog post every single day , so I will write one blog post a week, and maybe occasionally two, if inspiration comes and I feel I have something genuinely interesting to impart.

I hope you are all well, physically, mentally and spiritually. We each need to nurture all aspects of ourselves and of those we love and as far as is possible, to find peace, where and when we can.