Sometimes your originality may surface as a mistake.
I have learned the joy of celebrating my mistakes through ornamentation.
I was raised by a perfectionist, so I learned the value of correctness and fine detail.
I went into professional classical music, so every note had to be perfect at the right pitch and rhythmic value in accord with eighty other symphony musicians.
But now that I have become a beginner in so many other new endeavors, I find joy and spontaneity in the inevitable mistakes I am making as I learn new skills.
They can be “charming”, as a drawing teacher told me.
They can be emphasized with ornamentation in sewing, knitting, quilting, weaving.
They can result in new flavor combinations with food and spices.
Now, I love to celebrate my mistakes, and then continue learning.
© 2016 Kathryn Hardage
www.yourdiamondmind.blogspot.com
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