Focus on the Moment

On April 1 four of our family members went to Sterling Glass Works for a demonstration on how to make a beautiful glass flower. We got all the training we needed in about 1 hour and then we made our version of art work.(I think I could have used more training.)

Benjamin Kikkert, our instructor, stressed that we should not lose focus. It's all about focusing on what you are doing in the present. If you work too slowly the glass cools and becomes brittle. You have to work fast and return the glass to the ovens. Once the glass is reheated, then the glass maker repeats the process and continues to pull and clamp and work the glass until you have your perfect end product. Mine was less than perfect.

Focus, get the job done and then you will have the desired result.