Sometimes you just have to slow down

Written By Kim Joy

My planner is full and I continue to put more tasks on the list. My body and my head are telling me it is time to slow down. I really think I need to listen this time.

I woke up today and was already in a fowl mood. Why? Because I did not get everything in my planner from last week done so that meant I was behind already. Or was I? Could I just let those tasks go and move on? Or would my brain tell me I had to finish them before I could go on? I did not post at all to social media last week and I did not care. I also have a big decision to make by Thursday, more on that after I decide.

I had breakfast with Fred and read my emails. Then I go a call that my computer was ready for pick up. It had been having split screens and no audio for over two weeks. I put that off and the computer is an essential part of my day. Off to go pick it up. On the way I watched people get mad at traffic lights, or when someone in front of them did not turn fast enough.

Just then I realized we are all being programmed to do more, create more, buy more and the list goes on.

I am taking this week slow! I need a regroup. I am giving myself permission to be a slug this week. I will teach the classes on the schedule but the rest will take a back seat.

If you need someone to give you permission to slown down… I give you that permission.

Have you ever felt this way? How did you handle it? How long did the slump last?

Kim Joy

Kim Steinmuller Joy has been a stained glass artist and teacher since 1982. Most of her pieces are in the traditional style and starting to experiment to incorporate materials not usually found in the medium. She believes that through her pieces she can grow and learn more about the world around her and where she came from. She hopes that her work will inspire and encourage others in their artistic endeavors. She loves working with commissions that allows her to create one of kind pieces for the commissioner.

She belongs to Stained Glass Association of America and National Capital Art Glass Guild. Her work can be found at the Community Council of the Arts in Kinston NC, Arts Council of Wayne County Goldsboro, NC, and Wilson Arts in Wilson, NC. She teaches Nash Community College Nashville, NC, Wilson Community College Wilson NC. Her works are in private collections worldwide.

Kim Steinmuller Joy was raised in upstate New York and now lives and works in Wilson, NC.

https://www.kimsjoy.com
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