Lessons from the loom

I think I need to approach my life like I approach the loom. I received a handmade table loom right before Christmas. It is a beautiful piece of work. It has 4 shafts and a very funky swinging beater. It came loaded with warp so I was able to weave 4 towels (how I wish all looms just magically appeared warped). I loaded this warp again when I was taking my class. I like the idea of towels-small projects-tweak the weft a little and each towel is different. My kind of gratification.

So the loom has been giving me grief. The 4th shaft has been giving me the shaft (pardon the pun :) It is hard to shift into it. It pops out while beating. It was driving me nuts. I kept thinking maybe the tension was just too tight on it. So I called up my weaving instructor and asked her to look at it. She has always been fascinated by it. So off I went on Saturday and she just let me talk it out. Because it is a handmade loom, I think she is a little hesitant on advice because it isn't like all of her table & floor looms. I got out the hammer and pulled out 1 nail. The cord loosened. Low and behold, that was all it took.

So now, how do I 'loosen' the tension in my life. Do I hold onto something so tight that it makes any movement difficult? I think that might describe me. I have my vision of how things should turn out and forget out the factors-people. I need to loosen my grip and let things flow. I know what I need to do and what I can do. I'll just go along on 'beating' my own weave and let others make their own weave.

This was made on Wordle. I just put in definitions (without the articles) on spinning, weaving, & knitting. Think I might print it off and put in on my loom room door.