I've been carrying these two buttons around in my coat pocket for several weeks now. Tonight, I took them out with the intention of sewing them back on that coat, but I probably won't get to it yet again. I'm choosing to write instead. As I look at these buttons now on my kitchen table, I see them - not as a reminder of a task unfulfilled - but as a symbol of all the things I'd rather do than sit and sew. They represent my writing. Reading to my kids. Playing my flute. Yoga. Salsa dancing. Spending time with my beau. Sleep.
Yesterday, sleep took precedence over writing. Such is the flexibility necessary for balancing a busy life. Buttons aren't necessary for balance, though they are helpful for keeping a coat closed every now and then.
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