According to “our”horoscopes, we’re in this for the long haul… (My niece shared the above graphic and I couldn’t find a source.) Joining Kat and friends for this week’s unraveled wednesday.
A couple weeks ago, I visited my knitting stash of unfinished projects and found an afghan I started a few years ago that I’d forgotten …so, I pulled it out and have added it to the TBF (to be finished) queue. I also decided to make the LogCabin/9Block piece bigger…so, it looks as tho’ I’m continuing with it a bit longer too…
I finished* a book on decluttering (for an online group discussion); the book didn’t “ring my bell” so I *skipped a lot. Most mornings I read Ryan Holiday’s Daily Stoic essays and respond in the companion journal that invites readers to reflect on the essay. I find it absolutely uncanny how the essays are spot on for today’s events. For example, today we’re invited to respond to this question/essay: “Would I feel wealthier if I decreased my wants?” In response to the essay “ Wealth and Freedom are Free” based on Epictetus’ Discourses, 4.1.175: “ …freedom isn’t secured by filling up on your heart’s desire but by removing your desire.” Oh how true! Could FOMO be operative?
Morning Glory Studio 
That knitting is amazing. One day I will try cables.
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Such beautiful knitting. I love the simplicity and yet the complexity all in one … I have Ryan Holiday’s and Stephen Hanselman’s 366 Meditiations on Wisdom, Perseverance and The Art of Living, and some of them are definitely striking a chord!
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What a beautiful knitting project! I’m so glad you’ve pulled it out to work on again. 🙂
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Beautiful knitting!! But I love what you shared about the Daily Stoic… and yes! I think we all would! Thank you for sharing! (and I have banned FOMO from my life… it was truly the most liberating thing of all!)
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Oh, that horoscope!
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Ha-love the horoscope! I’ve been thinking lately as I try to be more conservative of my resources if I indeed would be wealthier if I decreased my wants in so many ways. I told my husband that I think with stores reducing hours that maybe it’s good for our 24/7 world to not be instantly gratified. I know there are some good things with 24/7, don’t get me wrong, but it seems like we want to get what we want in mere seconds.
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whoa, I had no idea “past you” was such a knitter! that afghan in progress is beautiful! Have you been watching Gretchen and Liz on IG Live each afternoon? I actually watched live today and they really got me thinking about how I’m spending my “coronadays” AND how differently I might spend my days after all this … good stuff!
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What a pretty afghan or blanket. I love that horoscope. Perfect. Stay well.
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Love the horoscope and WOW the time and knitting in that blanket is so good!!!!!! You are rocking it! Stay healthy Norm too
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A beautiful afghan and Stoic philosophy! Thanks for something to admire and something to think about, Honoré.
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