Very true - and not incompatible with aiming for perfection - I think we're in agreement, at root. Giving myself permission to be bad at art *and* doing a little every day was what's helped me hone my skills (ditto Duolingo). I still have much to learn but, have learned at least beginner level origami, paper mache, Victorian egg decoration (with a Kintsugi twist), acrylic painting, dried flower art and much about poetry - and many more things - since becoming largely bedliving and houserealmed - even though I lacked aptitude - and maybe one day, I'll have achieved my dream of learning every skill I am able to on the Heritage Crafts Red List (if I live to be very old). Had I been too intimidated to make something imperfect, I'd never have honed my skills. My NDE made me realise it all stops at some point so you may as well chase your dream, not merely what would be 'OK'. I knew that already, of course - Happy Talk has long been a personal anthem - but hadn't contemplated the immediacy of it. Can't remember if I shared this with you already? Touches on some of this https://www.abctales.com/story/ciadish/legacy
I love that this section ended with them getting the flag instead of on a cliffhanger. They made such a great team, and Olivia is such a strong woman character. I feel like most women would have just gotten in the canoe to be done, but she kept fighting and walking. I love that.
Very true - and not incompatible with aiming for perfection - I think we're in agreement, at root. Giving myself permission to be bad at art *and* doing a little every day was what's helped me hone my skills (ditto Duolingo). I still have much to learn but, have learned at least beginner level origami, paper mache, Victorian egg decoration (with a Kintsugi twist), acrylic painting, dried flower art and much about poetry - and many more things - since becoming largely bedliving and houserealmed - even though I lacked aptitude - and maybe one day, I'll have achieved my dream of learning every skill I am able to on the Heritage Crafts Red List (if I live to be very old). Had I been too intimidated to make something imperfect, I'd never have honed my skills. My NDE made me realise it all stops at some point so you may as well chase your dream, not merely what would be 'OK'. I knew that already, of course - Happy Talk has long been a personal anthem - but hadn't contemplated the immediacy of it. Can't remember if I shared this with you already? Touches on some of this https://www.abctales.com/story/ciadish/legacy
I love that this section ended with them getting the flag instead of on a cliffhanger. They made such a great team, and Olivia is such a strong woman character. I feel like most women would have just gotten in the canoe to be done, but she kept fighting and walking. I love that.
Some say the perfect is the enemy of the good. I feel time is short: why not aim for perfection?: Impossible possible with enough small steps...?