I have this visual picture in my head from watching my mother sew as I grew up. I use to spend countless hours at the table watching her as she would make all sorts of things. I thought she could make anything...turns out she just about could! One of the things I remember seeing her do was attaching a straight pin on one end of a string and a pencil on the other and with it, she would draw a perfect circle on her fabric. So many times during my adult life when I have been caught up in the hustle and bustle of all the 'things' that are demanding my attention...I just have this flash in my mind of that piece of string that was anchored in the center of Mom's circle. By making sure that the pin was firmly in place, she could draw a perfect circle every time. When I find myself becoming overwhelmed with the little tedious tasks, I look for my 'pin'. Most of the time, that pin is in the form of the 'people' that I am performing tasks for. When I choose to focus on the 'who' and not the 'what' in life, my attitude changes as I remind myself that those people in my life are what it is all about and if I choose to anchor my thought life in my love for them, my circle certainly seems perfect! Busy, but, thank God I have so many awesome people in my life to keep me that way. Life's Good.
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