A Scarf named Justin and Facing Fear
Scarf Name: Justin
Justin is named after a friend that lost his battle to cancer while we were in high school. While this happened 10 years ago, lately the memories of these time seem to at the forefront of my mind. Justin sticks in my mind as being a person that had everything to be afraid of, but met life with determination, and pushed through the fear.
As mentioned in my pervious post about Paro, I had been playing around with the idea of doing some tapestry weaving, but was afraid of failing. Well the scarves that clamor around in my head all day, weren't letting me off the hook that easily. So I sat down at the loom, took a deep breath, decided to trust myself, and trust the scarf and see what would happen. And I actually had fun.
This scarf didn't talk a lot during the process, it was simply present, there to comfort me, and to help me to work through something new. Only sections of the piece are tapestry woven, but it was still a wonderful learning experience for me.
I was reminded that so often we take everything in life so seriously. While each one of my pieces means a lot to me, it really is not a big deal if one does not turn out perfectly. In fact I learn a lot from scarves that don't turn out well. This scarf gently reminded me that there is nothing that is worth worrying over. Either it will work, or it won't, and either way we will learn something and grow through the process, and like it or not life will move forward.
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