Today is January 20, 2017.  When addressing my political views, I realized I am not addressing grief.  Grief for America, grief over losing my parents, my son moving away, my dog getting old, just all aspects of grief.  Here are the stages of grief:

The 5 stages of Grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance.

So, I am currently in denial.  And I realized I am displaying that by refusing to do abstract art pieces in yarn.  Painting, drawing, writing in calligraphy, are all easier than simply doing abstracts in yarn.  Why yarn? well, when I was very young, I had a scooter and a knitting doll.  My mother was an expert knitter - and every time I have a seizure, I am back to a point where knitting with a knitting doll is safest.  Now, add that I think Mr. Trump is going to cut back on vital housing and health programs, I have to again face that I could end up homeless.  The easiest art tool to take with me is a knitting doll and yarn.  It really sucks.  I am "better" than abstracts in yarn, I do already know that.  But perhaps I am stopping myself from excelling at abstracts in yarn.  So, here we go.....

I have wonderful Persian yarns, I have 72 or so knitters, I have thread, backing fabric, and my Singer Spartan sewing machine for yarn placement.  What could be simpler?  :)

It might be simple, but I don't think it's going to be easy.  I have a tendency to say "Oh, I'm fine", but I think this time, I need to address grief.

Update: That didn't last long!! I do believe it is grief, but also shock over this election. I don't think yarn is going to address this for me. I got the yarn out, started an abstract, and after sleeping a while, woke up and realized it just wasn't the way to address this. Pen and ink and drawing will be.