What painting a chair taught this author about writing

All that relaxation felt over a long weekend, as many of us in the United States had recently, seems to vanish upon returning to the everyday.

So here's a short piece celebrating the beauty of not pushing yourself.

Author Kathryn Magendie was inspired to write it while painting an old rocking chair.

She realized that the lack of urgency or perfectionism she found in this project is, she argues, worth pursuing your writing as well.

Check out her call to write in a meditation at Writer Unboxed.

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