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I've always been drawn to nature.  Whether being in the woods or by rivers or oceans, you sense the rhythm, the universal sound found in nature. First, you hear it with your ears.  Then you hear it with your heart.  The heart naturally adjusts its beat in tune with nature.

Have you ever noticed when you are among like minded people, that your heart rhythm matches theirs? This has also been documented especially with people in love in a study at UC Davis.

http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/labcoat-life/lovers_hearts_beat_at_the

When I was a child, I observed people's continual busyness. There didn't seem to be much space between projects to enjoy their completion as they immediately jumped into the next one. So it becomes a linear timeline of 'production' without really being present.

I married the everyready bunny and in time, I became much busier than I had previously been. Fortunately, I found my way back to a more balanced lifestyle and I still enjoy my projects. While I learned a lot in these projects, I learned more in the spaces between them and allowing myself to 'be.'

Right now I am remaking newly purchased Battenburg curtains to fit my favorite spot, the studio. The room has lots of light and offers southwestern views. Essentially, I have to shorten them by twelve inches to make them into valances and I will probably add headers. I will probably leave the original ones hanging a day or so before I remake them. This affords me time to observe the light coming through them to ensure I want to shorten them.  I get immense joy out of light, color and space looking out on the oldest mountains on earth.

Wow.