This week I must have received a half dozen
messages from friends with the same heartwarming message
from ‘the’ Toni Morrison.
It reads like this:
This is PRECISELY the time
when artists go to work.
There is no time for despair,
no place for self-pity,
no need for silence,
no room for fear.
We speak, we write…
That is how civilizations heal.
So this week, in the midst of the turmoil, I refrained from
the news, social media; and I taught, I wove,
I responded to friends,
I took a class, I collaborated with a friend,
I listened to Thom Knoles podcasts, I colored,
I selected fabrics for the Teknion showroom.
I entertained and cleaned out closets.
And this morning at 7:30 a.m.
I helped a friend in need.
Recognizing what the need of the time is, helps
iron out the difficulties. Keeping in a good-spirited
Creative mode, enhances all that we do.
Being awake and doing what feels charming,
is essential.
What I didn’t do was sink into a dark hole
of despair over the what ifs??
Recognizing that all that is happening
is an evolutionary process, that I may not understand
at this moment… but will soon come to
realize why the change is happening.
It has been heartbreaking to hear how much despair
there has been in our collective.
Now is the time to help each other.
stay light, be light
We will continue to activate our creativity through
our twice a day practice.
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