“Rest, Relax ” 4×4, oil on canvas, framed
I have hit somewhat of a wall with this practice, so today I visited something really small and manageable and familiar, something I could do pretty quickly and get back to my LSU women’s basketball game on the sofa where I plan to spend the rest of my day. A tiny bird on a tiny canvas. Before I started worrying that I needed to do more, I remembered this quote from Nicola Jane Hobbs that I read recently and I can’t get it out of my head: “Instead of asking have I worked hard enough to deserve rest, I’ve started asking, have I rested enough to do my most loving, meaningful work?”
Hummingbird Rests On a Tree Branch
You’ve landed on something
sturdy enough to absorb
the shock of your sudden stillness
and look, all around,
hundreds more
so
stay a while,
Relax.
January 19, 2025
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