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We are all WIP's
Posted on July 25, 2017 at 3:30 PM |
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I love to crochet. My mother taught me when I was around 11 years old. I started with Barbie clothes and worked my way up. Although,
honestly, it would not be unlike me to crochet another Barbie dress. Anyhow, I
digress. I am part of a Facebook board for crochet enthusiasts like myself. They
are forever posting pictures of what they term their WIP. Initially, I was
confounded and thought for a moment that WIP must be a fancy new stitch. But
alas the light dawned: WIP=Work in Progress. Ah, yes. I always have a few projects, art, crochet, books
and otherwise that could be termed WIP. And then, I had another “aha” moment:
Me. How about me? How like a WIP am I? Some good stitches and plenty of mistakes. Sometimes I can catch and
undo the errors and sometimes they just become part of the fabric that is me in
this life. Did you know that the Amish would purposely leave an
incorrect stitch in their work to remind them that only God is perfect. I am
indeed awesome because, I don’t ever have to TRY to make a mistake! They come
natural as breathing. How about you dear reader? Are you able to recognize and
allow that YOU are a WIP? Can you correct your wrongs when possible and give
yourself grace for the “not so easy to fix.”
Can you be okay with not only the
perfect rows but the tangled, knotted and often self-inflicted messes? |
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