Trying too hard

(Fabricut Justina Blakeney Fabrics) Effortless and fun is always a great feeling. There's more than meets the eye to this simple room that's seemingly tossed together with ease--- a lot of creativity, skill and practice to coordinate the upholstery, the pillow sizes and textures, the fabrics. As I finish a custom office in Los Angeles that has been exacting down to the last nailhead finish on a bench, I can tell you that all that's effortless is a great big collaboration of talents and…

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It's dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you're feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. So throw away your baggage and go forward. There are quicksands all about you, sucking at your feet, trying to suck you down into fear and self-pity and despair. That's why you must walk so lightly. Lightly my darling.

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