I case you forget: ease can be found in...

* a nap
* bailing out of something that really isn't working
* an eye pillow, and rosemary & clove balm on your temples
* taking time to really listen
* leaving your emails for another day
* a pot of tea, kept warm by a tea cosy
* giving all your talismans a rest
* sobbing from deep within your hollow bones
* a cool facewasher on your forehead, administered by a little person
* lying down to read a beautifully written novel
* opening every window and inviting the breeze
* stopping and really looking
* sips of water
* a game of dominoes
* making plans
* giving yourself permission to heal slowly
* tearing really pretty images out of magazines and gluing them quickly and intuitively into your journal
* not caring if anyone can read your handwriting
* admitting your reluctance
* negotiating time out for a bubble bath
* freshly picked apricots
* acknowledging that some forms of ease will be hard won, but always worthwhile
* leaving the dishes until tomorrow
* asking for help
* the mantra: go where the peace is
* daydreaming
* tweets from kindred spirits responding to a cry for help
* listening to transcendent music
* a short walk with a polaroid camera
* scribbling down ideas that would otherwise keep you awake
* stumbling upon the right words at the right time