A Personal Guide For The Making
I. Set Up: Define the purpose. Visualize the objects. Ask for what is needed. Not a retrospective, a quilt display, nor a one-person art exhibition; it is an expression that sums up deep knowledge and skills acquired through a series of quilting experiences. Another step on an arduous journey, beginning without a 70th birthday celebration due to COVID.
II. Intention: Take a view as vast as space and actions as fine as thread. Think outside the box, even better without a box. Apply core values to modern circumstances. Dedicate equally to tangible and intangible. Recognize the fluidity of form where nothing is fixed and there is a universal synchronicity. Transform continually. Express gratitude for what is received. Find the meaning in the now.
III. Formation: Self-Care enables care of others. Lead with honesty. Incorporate flexibility. Be compassionate. Own talent & skills. Include community. Listen & express feelings & emotions. Face fears, break habits, include the unseen. Be with impermanence & nonattachment.
IV. Attributes: Big picture vision. Always say yes. Ahead and to the left. Diving deeply. Value process over product. Reticent to get involved yet too quick to jump in. Understanding derived through personal experience. Transcending words and concepts. Big hearted generosity and kindness. Gratitude.
V. Tools: Connect with spirit. Deconstruct. Release misconceptions. Let be whatever arises. Seek to uncover what is unseen and already there. Bring others into the vision. Tell stories. Scan the body. Let go of resistance. Create rituals. Reflect with more of the heart and less of the mind. Do something, even if it is small. Be dedicated. Be responsible. Look for practical solutions. Go from being to doing and back again.
VI. The Work: Apply 10 divine attributes. Move between worlds. Be the change you wish to see in the world. Transform personally. Combat prejudice. Advocate social justice. Seek resources. Accept support. Admit mistakes. Find peace of mind in the present moment. Try.
VII. Mission Statement: Piecing together philosophical values, moral knowledge, physical consciousness, psychological emotions, ephemeral spirit & common sense to improve the likelihood of right action, in the right way, at the right time, to encourage & celebrate the loving and healing capacity of spirit that enhances the quality of life for all beings.
Second Edition. The Loft. 2025
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Louise, your work is so moving and important. I love following you on FB etc
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