When making stuff in the woodshop, the process can be looked at as an interaction that develops new ideas and methods. You are not just making a thing. You are actively engaged with the circle of creativity. Everything is a process, and we must find a way of being at peace with this process. A maker is a designer of processes.

Making stuff is a special privilege. The shop is filled with the smell of freshly cut walnut as I prepare for a small project. Zivon, my shop assistant and quality control manager, is sleeping next to the woodstove, soaking up the heat after his cold but sunny walk to get the newspaper. Jazz is on the radio and Gino Vannelli is singing about falling in love.

Pardon me
What a rare mood I'm in
Check the glorious grin
And the bright eyes above
Well, excuse me world for being alive
At last I've arrived
I've fallen in love

Writing is a dance of work and inspiration.

The writing process is an interaction that develops new ideas and strategies through a pathway between the mind and the hand. You are not just writing about a thing. You are interacting in a process. A writer is a designer of processes. You and the writing are continually changing. Besides, you are also changing the world.