Friday

Have I mentioned lately how much I love my little studio? 

 I do!

Today I started the process of reorganizing all my "stuff" as I haven't since I moved to this new spot.  I more or less just dumped everything in there and worked around it but today the sun was shining  and I was feeling inspired.  Although my studio is small and a tad cramped I still smile whenever I walk through the door ... mostly cause I'm grateful to have a place to be ...

to create ...

to dream...

that's all mine.  

work in progress........

The last year one my of most favourite books has been Stephen Mitchell's translation of the Tao Te Ching... I keep it on my night table.

In eighty one brief chapters, The Tao Te Ching or Book of The Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit and teaches us how to work for the good with effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao - the basic principle of the universe.

The passage that is resonating with me most these days reads as follows:

Fill your bowl to the brim

and it will spill.

Keep sharpening your knife

and it will blunt

Chase after money and security

and your heart will never unclench

Care about people's approval

and you will be their prisoner

Do your work and then step back

The only path to serenity

(Tao Te Ching, translation by Stephen Mitchell)