Yesterday was particularly discouraging. Never mind the cause; suffice it to say a bad situation got even worse. I didn't sleep well last night because my mind couldn't stop working the issue, and I was out of bed at 3 a.m. I've been at this long enough to know that if I can't fix the problem - at least not now - I have to take remedial steps re. my attitude. As Eugene Peterson said, "It's easier to act your way into a new set of feelings than to feel your way into a new set of actions." OK, that doesn't fit this situation exactly. I don't need new actions, but I do need a new attitude, and I know what needs to be done to salvage it, or at least save it from falling completely into the dumpster.
So by 8:00, as soon as it was light enough, I was out working on Fred. Doing something with my hands helps my mind to think about something besides the trouble.
I took my iPad and bluetooth speaker out and cued up my worship playlist. Listening to those songs reminds me of God's goodness and care, and of timeless truths.
I had to stop working when I got to Sherry's Tapestry.
Thank you, Sherry. Again.
I prayed while I worked and listened to music. For people with problems much, much bigger than mine.
So Alisa, if you're reading this, I talked about you a lot this morning. I hope that's OK.
I've still got the problem, and I'm still upset about it, but my perspective is better tonight than it was 24 hours ago. And Fred's skirt is on & painted, plus the west wall of the inside is almost all down to the studs.
Life.
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