The box of blocks is a box of possibilities. What can be built with it? It is also a box of limitations, for the things that can be built depend on the shapes and colors available.
What are the possibilities and limitations you are facing today?
Knitting
Many people find that occupying their hands with knitting helps their brains pay attention to what is around them better. Perhaps you have been in classrooms or training environments where colleagues sat there knitting (or perhaps you were knitting with them) in order to be fully present.
What can you do to help yourself be more present to your surroundings today?
Together
“Together we create.” We often require the assistance of others as we seek to create, and the creations made in relationship and community are often better than those done alone.
What is it that you need others to create today? How can you do it together?
Blending
“Nothing is only one color,” my mother, an art teacher, frequently reminded me as I learned to draw. We blend and mix colors to create the infinite shades that are present in the world. Similarly, nothing we encounter is as simple as we first think it is–we blend ideas and perspectives to understand how complex it really is.
What do you need to blend today in order to make it more complex?
Craft
The craftsperson spends years honing their art, learning from those who have come before them, and finally seeking to innovate in their field.
What do you seek to learn to get better at today?