I’m trying to remember to take time at the moment. It’s something I’ve been forgetting a little lately. When I have a few things on the go (and just now I suddenly seem to have quite a few) I find it very hard to stop and do the things that I know make life feel better.

Stopping and drawing something in front of me is just one way of making space and slowing down. If I draw with the sort of mindless concentration (or more accurately, contemplation) then I have no choice but slow down and relax. It’s not always easy to stop in the busy bustle of the outside world, but it really can be worth it. I need to keep reminding myself of that.

Interestingly when I do stop for a while – not try to get just one more thing done – I do find I often manage to get through more, or things I thought needed addressing disappear, or problems and knots seem to iron themselves out a little. Of course that’s not always the case. Sometimes stopping doesn’t help with what needs doing, it’s still there. But I’m a little more able to deal with it (or can decide it doesn’t matter if it just doesn’t get done, or it might matter but hey my sanity and health is more important)…