All of the above. But it also goes much deeper than that for me. I NEED to quilt. Its a creative outlet and a way for me to be an artist with fabric. If I can get through a quarter of the ideas that roll around in my head I will be a happy girl. The chaos of the world fades away when I get to loose myself in what I'm creating at the moment. My family has learned to make me stop and eat at times because I will forget. There is total and complete joy in what I have chosen to spend my time doing and I feel very lucky and truly blessed to have Quilting in my life. It is a connection to the past...all my gram's quilted and did it without all the fanciness we have today..and its a bridge to the future as I learn new things all the time and pass my quilts and creations on to my kids and friends. There is a lot of ME in everything I do and while they are never perfect ~ its always done with as much love as I can possibly put in it. ~Speech over. =)