Too Many Rules...

Life is predictably unpredictable! My father was in the hospital with some serious health issues and here we are 6 weeks later, he is home and trying to get back to his life routine and I find myself feeling like that too. So, after clearing away space on my worktable, I pushed myself to make something – anything! I started by thinking about summer colors and got out some mother of pearl. Pretty soon, I felt the tension that had built up in my shoulders start to fade. I was relaxing! Now why didn’t I do this during that six weeks when I really needed some de-stressing? I think I have these rules floating around in my head, like “you can’t do anything fun until all work is complete”. Or maybe in this situation, “no enjoyment will be had while others are having difficulty”. I’m not sure how this “rule” helps the situation. I think I need to work on replacing this rule with a new one, like “it’s OK to relax and de-stress”. At least with this rule, I would have more energy to help out and do what’s needed. Yes, I definitely have to work on this…