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LeTtiNg iT gO: LiFe iS ARt

It's Okay to Rest

12/22/2021

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      It has been an intense summer and fall. We have had a variety of challenging circumstances.   Writing in my journal helped me process these overwhelming times.  I wrote out specific blessings and losses.  It was helpful to see the blessings even amidst the losses.
     For Thanksgiving, I gave myself permission to rest.  I didn't cook, clean, set the table, wash any dishes, or pack up leftovers.  I brought a gallon of apple cider to a family gathering at my sister and brother-in-law's house. It felt a little strange for me.  I noticed that I focused more on thankfulness.  Everyone there seemed to survive my slacking this year.  I don't know yet if they noticed.  We had a delicious meal to which family members contributed dishes. (I love my sister's practicality including paper plates.)  We had good conversations and people had opportunities to share gratitude as well as losses. Some family members were not able to attend.  It is a blessing to me that family members gave themselves permission to rest from some pressures, uncertainties, and stresses.
     Here is a recent painting I made using a different medium (acrylic) than my usual (watercolor). Not thinking of rest when I painted it, I can see it is peaceful and maybe restful.  It is evidence of me letting go, changing it up, and having gentle expectations on myself and others.  For Christmas I am a little foggy as to what I am doing.  I am certainly not in any pushing gear.  I am being gentle one day at a time.
                                                                                                                                              -Linda T. Hurd
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Pamela Mikolajczyk
12/23/2021 06:32:47 am

I love the painting, it has the same serene touch that is evident in all your watercolor; tough to pull off in acrylics.

Thank you for sharing you perspectives on rest and letting it go. Sometimes I think I am going to go do something that requires lots of mental and physical energy and then as I begin I decide to scrap the whole idea in favor of letting it go as not so important. ❤️ I love you sis’!

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Geri Rosser
12/23/2021 02:36:26 pm

Linda, this painting is peace personified, if that is possible. At first I thought it was a photo. I like the subtleties of the colors, and how you've captured just one of God's glorious speaking-times, if we'll just pause to take it in. I always find rest, gratitude, and that quiet joy when I take the time listen to the messages He sends through nature. Thanks for sharing your gifts with us so readily, even in the tough times. Love you!

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Donna Miller
12/25/2021 08:20:14 am

Looks like in front of the cottage I used to visit with you and family as a kid. Brings back good memories!

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