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Thursday Night Workshop
at Praxis Fiber Workshop in Cleveland, Ohio
Beginning Weavers of all Ages
Happy ending…!
(Sorry, 7 folks left before the final pic)
United in Creativity
The art of performing an action so it remains a joy,
is about bringing energy and intelligence into the space
and not allowing resistance to come into play in any way.
In that way, we receive the art of co-operation from everything.
The action must not become taxing to the ability.
We must have self-confidence, efficiency
and the ability to concentrate, so that
one feels no action is beyond our abilities.
It’s our true nature to be creative beings.
Anything done in accordance with the
nature of the mind, pleases it;
and anything done against its nature, displeases it.
Whenever we find ourselves caught in worry or taxation,
the energy of flow turns into
distrust and it immediately changes the outcome.
This week, I installed an 18′ weaving into a corporate facility.
Flew in on Monday and worked every day
for at least 10 hours a day, weaving it all together.
By Thursday, though exhausted,
I was energized, when leaving the job site to enter
the Praxis Fiber Workshop,
where I would teach weaving to 30 designers.
The energy in the space was upbeat and joyful.
When we are in that mind state,
the performance of any action will be joyful.
If the mood is miserable, tense or
people were worried about the outcome
or the anticipation of the outcome,
then any action will become a means of added tension.
And the outcome of the workshop
will be lost in anxiety and expectation.
If the mind is not in a natural state of happiness,
then no attempt to be joyful and happy,
while performing an action, will succeed.
Likewise, when first learning meditation.
If you have expectations for an immediate outcome,
and are anticipating that you should feel different right away,
you are hindering the ability to attain the joy-filled
outcome that will become you.
One must let go of trying to control the outcome
and go into your practice
with joy and reverence to the teaching.
Thrilled to see all of the amazing weavings that were produced
at the workshop.
(photo credit: Martin Crook, 2026)
02.22.2026 Deck Talk available upon request info@fifthfloormeditation.com