WHAT I AM DOING, vs. WHAT I SHOULD BE DOING

I SHOULD be doing my taxes.
Ugh.

I AM doing some tangling, which I have sorely missed...

TANGLE NAME: "TWIZTED" A TANGLE BY TERRI BROWN, CZT, BEFORE SHADING

TWIZTED TANGLE AFTER SHADING. HMMMMMM...

I enjoyed doing this, although perhaps didn't do such a great job on shading.  And that's just fine, since it's been so long since I've done any tangling at all I'm happy with whatever I produce at this point.  Gotta start somewhere.  Oh my gawd does it feel good to be drawing, again.  So meditative. 

Rug progress:

MOON AND CLOUDS RUNNER IN PROGRESS

What can't be grasped in this photo is the actual size of what I've done.  This small-looking section is nearly the size of a regular hooked rug already. 
(Most hooked rugs are about 2' x 3')

Before I realized this, I was beginning to flag, thinking that I hadn't accomplished much.  But then when I spread out the rug today, I remembered what a huge piece this is going to be, and ended up being quite impressed by how much I've gotten done.  If I were making a regular sized rug, I would nearly be finished.  I am guessing I am only about 1/5th done, if that.

I've been listing to dharma talks and meditations as I punch.  While I cannot do the  meditations in classic fashion while I work on the rug, listening to them  emphasizes the meditative nature of rug hooking/rug punching.  The rhythmic nature of this art lends itself perfectly to tranquility and mindfulness. 

How lucky am I, to be able to spend my time this way?

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"...illumines this world like the moon freed from a cloud...'
The Dhammapada

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