DIY
How to Be the Tortoise Who Wins the Race
And other tips from this week’s DIY Diaries
It’s a pleasure to receive such a variety of stories for The DIY Diaries that I can’t adequately sum them up in the title of my weekly review. So I chose to mention the tortoise in the title, not only because one of the articles this week features a tortoise but also because I think the do-it-yourself theme is often related to the idea that “slow and steady wins the race.”
While others might hurry us, when we do things ourselves, we’re on our own terms and our own timeline. This has always appealed to me because my best work happens when I have time and space to think and reflect, rather than trying to rush to meet a deadline.
This spirit of following a meditative pace arises in Min L’s story about making a beaded rainbow necklace and finding relaxation through the process of focusing on the details of her project. Thanks, Min, for sharing your work; I always appreciate the feeling of kindness and community in your stories as well as your comments.
