No Force.

 in Chinese philosophy

Wu Wei

is the practice of effortless action

of "acceptance"

rather than "resistance"

 

 

"Wu Wei is the Art of Sailing

rather than the Art of Rowing."

 

 

-Alan Watts

 So... What really Happened in July...

On July 1st, conflicted by Present-Time Challenges

the Dollmaker actually injured her back while frenetically packing...

which led to two weeks on the couch in recuperation..

During which time

she began to develop a more relaxed perspective

WU WEI...

A Good Time for Computer Repair

During this time, since she couldn't sit up anyway,

her computer was picked up, whisked off to the "Computer North Pole"

 and completely overhauled.

Good Friends to the Rescue

During this time, Chris Parachini and his Family arrived with

amazing homemade meals, cool delicious Watermelons, medications,

a cane! AND, for heaven's sake- God forbid- a Walker! (bless their hearts)

and even thoughtfully watered the Dollmaker's Gardens

(every single day was over 100 degrees)

AND

EVEN caught live grasshoppers for her Pet Toad!

 A New Dollmaker's Apprentice

During this time, after the first two weeks,

when she could finally move around again,

Chris Parachini's capable and talented daughter, Rhea,

 became the Dollmaker's Apprentice!

And they've been working together on Projects ever since!

Painting and Decoupaging Rocks

(her dad, Chris, has a Rock Shop! So that works out too!)

Joy of Water Meter

Also during this time, once she could ride in a car,

John Rodriguez drove the Dollmaker

in her (fully-loaded) van

 to Toonview

where she had the Water Meter installed

and the Water turned on!

(the water had never been turned on

 for as long as she has owned that property!)

Rob Johns and his son, Matt, are

getting the pipes cleared and connected.

WATER!!!!! so near....

Toonview! oh boy. Already transforming into the

 Party House!

Future Toontown neighbor Rob in the evening at the Barbeque Pit!

 Joy of Plumbing!

During this time, the Dollmaker also had plumbing issues at home

which resulted in- actually- major good news...

 ...the speedy installation of all new parts

inside the holy toilet in her "Bathroom Sanctuary"!

this time it only took two days to get it fixed

because she knew to call

Paul Hebert, Plumber Extraordinaire!

and, most of all, the

Joy of Dollmaking

After her participation in the cathartic Zen Couch Retreat,

Splendid new Fabrics arrived in various different places in the yard

and the Dollmaker quite naturally resumed

her beloved Dollmaking!

So, for the Dollmaker on the Hill

watching the World Spinning 'round..

 it's been one of those double-edged "Transformative" Months...

mentally, physically, spiritually...

To be flat-out Stopped-

Confined, sentenced To Contemplate,

To Let it Be, To use "No Force"

 to Allow the natural tempo...

WU WEi

where "Nothing is done but everything gets done."

and to Discover in this, a Healing.
 

...from the couch- and Beyond!