My Happy Place

Hello, Dear Friends (and Sweet Family), 

I hope all is well! 

Life is full of ups and downs, 

good and bad, happy and sad. 

Day to day life can zap our energy, 

and the 'big things' we all must face 

from time to time, can really take a toll. 

Things can, and do, go wrong and we worry about 

so many things beyond our control. 

That's why we all need a 'Happy Place'. 

Someplace we can go to get centered, once more. 

A place to think and sort things through. 

A place to be ourselves, with no-one to please, 

 take care of, or answer to.

Even for just a little while.  

For me, my sewing room is my Happy Place. 

It is the very same room that my two daughter's 

grew up in. The echoes of children's laughter  

can still be heard, if I listen ever so closely.

In her last years, it was also the quiet refuge for my little 

cat, Maggie, who would curl up on whatever 

pile of fabric I had lying about, rather than her 

own little bed. xx

There is a certain bittersweet quality to this small, cozy, rosy room. 

But the over-riding quality is one of peace. 

A room where creativity can thrive. 

Where life is a 'chair of bowlies', rather than a 

bowl of cherries. 

And where Fairies certainly exist. 

Especially the sewing fairy :)

Where I can look down on the garden. 

Way up in the trees......

Where I can jump off the Merry-go-round! 

But take the horse with me.

 xoxo 

(These little globes belonged to my daughters, 

and like their childhood, were left behind.) 

I can happily spend endless hours here, pondering 

life's mysteries as I cut and pin, snip and sew. 

I can't solve the world's problems, but I can rest my soul

as I work on solving my own. 

As I have grown older and hopefully, wiser,

I have learned what I need not 'own'. 

This Irish Blessing says it all and is my absolute favorite:

 

Then, like magic, I end up creating something tangible

out of thoughts and schemes, plans and dreams,

bits and pieces, 

  a little bit of skill, and lots of good intentions; 

much like we do in life. 

Then I am ready to go back out and share my gifts 

once again, having spent some quiet time in my own 

little world. 

Making someone else's life a little bit better 

in the process. 

Do you have a special 'happy' place?
xoxo

I so enjoy your lovely visits, dear friends. 

I love sharing this little space of blog-land 

with so many kindred souls. 

xoxo

Life is like a beautiful tapestry. 

It takes many different and colorful threads to weave the whole story. 

xoxo 

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