Snail's Trail

There are days when progress seems slow, when we seem to be going in circles. Sometimes we feel that what we are doing is not important, that it doesn't add value to the whole. I remind myself (often!) that most of the beautiful quilts ever created started out as small scraps, painstakingly assembled one piece at a time. It's a long, slow process and it can be challenging—and possibly unrealistic—to maintain a constant level of excitement and passion throughout. But when we judge ourselves for losing enthusiasm and allow ourselves to get discouraged partway through, it's hard to see how it will all work out. That's when we need to remember that it's OK to take a break, to take a breath, to change gears and focus on something else for a while... to give our vision a chance to refresh and renew us again before we get back to work