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I have a daughter who will call occasionally asking for some help with just anything she might be thinking about.
She knows that I like to sew(simple things), so when she had
the appropriate project she called one day and said, "Mom, fire up
the sewing machine". She knew unconsciously that I needed a little
tension relief.
I don't remember the project, but it brings a strong image to my mind of thinking in positive ways.
I always used sewing as a relief from tension.
Some of you knit and make beautiful things to share with family members and friends. I always wished that I could learn that skill because it can be so helpful to others and really cuts the tension
loose when things aren't going smoothly.
I just gave it up because I felt that, from the way the project looked, I just had too much tension going on and released it all, making a mess.
Never could learn to crochet, either, but watched my mother make lovely bath mats from the "hosiery mills" end pieces of cotton stockings. (That was before your time, of course.) She would put my sister and me in competition to see who could tie them together for the biggest ball in the shortest length of time.
It took me years to understand that it's okay to compete and okay not to compete. That was an enlightening moment.
The secret of the removal of tension from our lives is a great gift
from God, it seems to me, in bipolar illness. If we can make it
of benefit to someone, it's worth the effort.
Last edited by anonymous8113; Jan 26, 2013 at 03:08 PM.
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