tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206866042338169907.post1622078893982602105..comments2023-11-02T04:18:20.969-05:00Comments on PAGANS AND LUTHERANS: Vocation and the Sedir BedBruce Geehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18140478955080857310noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206866042338169907.post-44376781315963456422009-07-13T11:19:42.523-05:002009-07-13T11:19:42.523-05:00Aye, and that is often my problem. I have so litt...Aye, and that is often my problem. I have so little routine in my work life. I'm constantly called upon to solve strange little problems and deal with strange little personalities. I've gotten to enjoy this aspect of my job, but nonetheless when Summertime rolls around and (strangely, this happens) the furniture orders start to pop up, there assumes a bit of nice routine that is as you describe it. Not that a guy like me wants too much of that. The art of working is to not get bored, in part.Bruce Geehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140478955080857310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206866042338169907.post-15706766149695818602009-07-13T10:52:15.611-05:002009-07-13T10:52:15.611-05:00I love the particular lost-ness of simple work. Q...I love the particular lost-ness of simple work. Quilting a quilt, hemming a length of curtains, weeding in the garden, snapping beans, knitting, stripping paint, finish-sanding. The mind wanders in such a useful, meditative way. <br /><br />I can be more mentally rested after a day spent in such work than any day spent "doing nothing."Elephantschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610471467736150461noreply@blogger.com