going by instinct & being brave

this morning as i prepare for an important meeting (in which i will be sharing my deepest dreams and greatest visions about the kind of work i want to do in the world, the work i am creating) my prayer is that i embody the gentle and certain movement of this water:


"There are no rules you can follow. You have to go by instinct..and you have to be brave."
-from How to Make an American Quilt