Create

Last Saturday Night I attended the General Relief Society Meeting (for the women of my church) in Salt Lake. The concluding speaker was President Uchtdorf and he gave such a great talk. It was just what I needed to hear. He spoke about how women tend to apologize for imperfections that sometimes only we can see. He told of how his wife no matter how remarkable her meals are always finds something wrong them.

I do that so often! I have a hard time being satisfied with what I do and tend to pick things apart. You can always count on me to point out the mistakes in a quilt I've made for instance. But I do love to make things. I like to sew and to bake and make things for my house. I guess I just need to stop worrying about how it will all turn out and instead enjoy the process of creating.

President Uchtdoft encouraged women to create. He said "The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul. No matter our talents, education, backgrounds, or abilities, we each have an inherent wish to create something that did not exist before. Everyone can create. You don’t need money, position, or influence in order to create something of substance or beauty."

What a statement! We can all create. Regardless of our perceived talents (or lack there of) we can all create something -- friendships, happy homes, gardens, blogs, a cake, or more if we want to. He also reminds us that "What you create doesn’t have to be perfect. So what if the eggs are greasy or the toast is burned? Don’t let fear of failure discourage you. Don’t let the voice of critics paralyze you—whether that voice comes from the outside or the inside. If you still feel incapable of creating, start small. Try to see how many smiles you can create, write a letter of appreciation, learn a new skill, identify a space and beautify it."

So I decided to finally stain this table Cord & I bought about 6 months ago. I was scared to stain it because I had never done it before. I was really worried that it would look streaky and to tell you the truth I was really worried about making a color choice (There are sooo many choices and what if I made the wrong one?!). So last week I decided not to stress out over it and just buy some stain.

Here it is in the process.

Waiting to dry

Here is the final product. I think it looks pretty good (even though there is a bristle of the brush stuck in the polyurethane -- I know, I know I'm not supposed to find fault). Now I have to decide what to put on top of the table. That is stressing me out too! :)

Anyway, I hope that you try to create something and are happy with what you do! If you would like to read the talk click here