During Lent, 2012, I decided to join with many around the world in The Prayer Flag Project. I set a framework to work within. One flag a day for a year (more if I feel inspired!). The size is 5 inches by 11 inches. 3 inches is folded over to form a casing at the top. I would only use materials on hand ... no special purchases. I will spend no more than one hour per day on a flag. I would photograph each flag in the morning and hang it on a string outside.
Working within fairly strict guidelines is always a challenge for me. But it demands that I honour my time as a gift and not fritter it away unnecessarily on seeking perfection. The guidelines cause me to consider the essence of what I want to communicate and focus solely on this. This challenge encourages me to contemplate my day, my environment, my desires and gives me a unique opportunity to share it with others. Most of all, making each prayer flag invites me to broaden my outlook and let blessings be carried on the wind, to whomever passes by, unhindered by my interference.
Working within fairly strict guidelines is always a challenge for me. But it demands that I honour my time as a gift and not fritter it away unnecessarily on seeking perfection. The guidelines cause me to consider the essence of what I want to communicate and focus solely on this. This challenge encourages me to contemplate my day, my environment, my desires and gives me a unique opportunity to share it with others. Most of all, making each prayer flag invites me to broaden my outlook and let blessings be carried on the wind, to whomever passes by, unhindered by my interference.