Tension, A Delicate Balance

If you sew, you know the delicate balance that is required between the top and bottom threads to keep the tension harmonious. It's the same thing with our daily lives. Our schedule, often too crammed-full, is the thread that holds the day together and when the tension gets out of whack our health suffers. Such was the case yesterday; I've been busy, but was staying afloat (surface tension), or so I thought. A headache started building at church while laying out quilt blocks. I drank some coffee, thinking that caffeine would help, but by that point it was like tossing a thimbleful of water on a forest fire... too little, too late. The drive home was excruciating, the sun glinting off the hood of the car might as well have been daggers straight to the brain. The pain took up residence over my eyes as illustrated above, and held on; aspirin, ice water, and a dark and quiet room in which to rest were my weapons against the unwanted boarder. Today is a better day, there is a dull ache in the back of my neck to remind me of my head's former tenant but I can manage and get some things done, although I have adopted a somewhat slower pace, I'll be back to full strength soon. Take it from me, balance your daily schedule as though you were adjusting your sewing machine. You can't keep tightening up in one area without making an allowance elsewhere; something will snap... believe me, it's all about give and take.  I'll return, I have LOTS of show and tell from this past week, and it's all good!

Life is Good!