Tag: sewing

Tug of War!

Jennifred Jones

It’s a game of tug of war in my mind very often!

This morning, thinking what to accomplish, I was envisioning a sewing project already begun…kind of got excited about working on it and imagining how it could look. All of a sudden another thought pulled on my string of thoughts…’you don’t want to begin today. It’s too hot and you don’t really have enough time…’ (none of which was true)

It is like a game of tug of war in my mind sometimes. Who will be the strongest? Which thought will win? Which thought will I allow to win? Which will I cheer on and give the victory to?

Here are some of the strongmen holding the rope… negative and positive.

  • I can or I can’t
  • Should I or shouldn’t I?
  • I want to get started, but don’t think I can.
  • I want to but I don’t want to.
  • I can do it, but perhaps no one will like it.
  • I can get started, but think I’ll wait til tomorrow.

Have you played these games? Sometimes I don’t want to play, but those thoughts keep tugging, trying to entice me into their game of senseless competition.

I want to win the game! Will I allow myself to?

It will be my decision, and I can choose to win.

I will choose to win!

How about you?

Accepted By You

Jennifred Jones

Do you accept yourself? Are you accepted by you?

No large painting or detailed sewing project is completed in one day. It takes time and contemplation. It’s an ongoing process with much effort involved.

It’s the same with us. We won’t be where we want to be in one day. Don’t give up because the process takes time – that’s why it’s called a process. It takes time, effort and energy.

We’re not a drive-through delivery. We’re more the slow-cooker.

Be patient with yourself. Allow yourself time to learn new things, to grow and develop. Time will not speed up or slow down.

Think of all the things we like that take time to be the best: sauerkraut, sourdough bread, pickles, marinades, wines, curing time for concrete, paint finishes, molten glass and metals to cool, bird eggs to hatch, water to boil, green beans to can, clothes to dry, packages to arrive, oceans to cross, fish to catch, flowers to grow…

We humans are the most complex of God’s creation, and he said were his best work. Why do we think we are unacceptable and slow and clumsy. We are not living a futile life. It is a valuable life. Accept this about yourself. I am an unfinished person, on a journey, hoping to be the right kind of person for where I am. With God’s help I will achieve what is in store for me. I will be at peace with myself, not get upset with myself and in the meantime help others where I can.

Will you accept yourself today?