Contemplative Hands

con·tem·pla·tive  [kuhn-tem-pluh-tiv] –adjective
1.
given to or characterized by contemplation: a contemplative mind.–noun
2.
a person devoted to contemplation, as a monk.
Early monks combined a life of prayer with simple manual labor like mat weaving or basket making. I now feel the need to slow down.  There is a movement called Slow Cloth, that is my goal...to work slowly and prayerfully in my hand work.