A reflection on finding calm, comfort, and self through slow crafting
There are days I donโt feel strong.
Days when my body aches.
When energy feels like a story someone else is living.
When the world moves too fast and my breath canโt keep up.
On those days, I pick up my yarn.
Not always to finish something.
Not to be productive or impressive.
But simply to begin.
Loop by loop, my hands remember what my heart forgets:
That I am still here. Still creating. Still capable of shaping beauty from softness.
I used to think creating for myself was selfish.
That making something โjust because it feels goodโ wasnโt enough.
But slowly โ through grief, illness, limitation, and quiet days โ Iโve learned the opposite is true:
Creating for yourself is sacred.
Itโs a way of saying: โI matter, even when Iโm not producing.โ
โI deserve gentleness, even when Iโm not okay.โ
Crochet has become more than a hobby.
Itโs become my rhythm. My meditation. My breath when the air feels heavy.
And while it doesnโt fix everything,
it gives me something to hold
when everything else feels like too much.
If youโve ever picked up your yarn just to feel peace, you are not alone. If youโve ever stitched through sorrow, joy, exhaustion, or hope, you are not alone.
This is not just a craft.
This is a lifeline.
These loops?
They hold more than thread.
They hold me.
With warmth and stillness,
Bente
Loop of Light
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