Following on from yesterday, which was a bit about how needlework seems to be very good for my health, I was listening to the radio yesterday afternoon. They were discussing how with all the trauma that the world seems to be going through (Japan, Christchurch, Queensland floods, cyclones, political upheaval in the Middle East etc) some people might be finding it a little difficult to cope. That’s not to say that we as far-off observers are feeling anything like the people who are actually experiencing these things, but for some of us it still affects us.<\/p>\n
The presenter was talking about how it is important to do things that help you cope. For some, that might be spending time with friends, or meditating or praying etc. For me, one of my coping activities would definitely be doing embroidery.<\/p>\n
And so, with some awful and shocking news this week from friends, and what’s happened in Japan, on top of all the other things that have happened in our corner of the world over the past few months, I realised how valuable the time I have spent embroidering over the last two days will have been.<\/p>\n
After spending some time the other morning in sadness, embroidering really lifted my spirit. I have felt calm. It was quiet, and allowed me to think and process.<\/p>\n
So while I have been doing work (the embroidery is for an upcoming class), I think it was probably the best sort of work I could possibly have been doing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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