the year of asanas: the cramped fingers pose.

yesterday, while scanning various facebook updates
i came across one of my friends who had posted the following:

Pay it Forward 2011:
I promise to send something handmade to the people who leave a comment here.  They must, in turn, post this and send something they make to people who comment on their status.  The rules are that it must be handmade by you and it must be sent to your people sometime in 2011.  I'll contact you for an address.

love this.
so
like anyone in search of their creative muse
i commented
and reposted.

and then
i decided to take it a step further...

the cramped fingers pose or looseendsasana.

here

in my corner of the wires

i am paying it forward

and promising that

if you leave me a comment

and a way to contact you

i will

this year

make you something with my own two hands.

it will probably involve yarn...

be you an old friend

a new friend

an estranged friend

or complete stranger

i vow that i will put the same amount of time

attention

love

and prayer

into each item i produce.

the key is

you must 

in your own way

do the same to pay it forward;

post this to twitter

facebook

your blog

or

make a batch of cookies for the widow down the way.

hand draw a card for the co-worker that's had a shit week.

knit booties for that baby that's nearly here.

throw together a basket of items to help get your boss through the week

(be sure to include m&m's!)

no matter how you do it

do it.

cramp your fingers.

go well.

You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it's a little thing, do something for others - something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it. ~Albert Schweitzer