Mary’s Minute
“Better to do something imperfectly than to do
nothing perfectly.”
~ Robert H. Schuller
A few months ago I fell in love with the color
of a kitchen in a magazine. I tore the
page out and imagined painting my kitchen and dining room the exact hue. After toting it around for a few months, I
went to my brother’s paint store and had the paint mixed. As I started painting my walls, I was not as
convinced as I was in the magazine, but I decided that it was better to do
something wrong than to do nothing at all!
A few days ago I found myself in a situation
where I wanted to talk to someone, but I didn’t know what to say. I had a sleepless night living with regret of
staying silent. I found myself thinking
of my painted walls – better to do the wrong thing than to do nothing at
all. In that moment, sadly I did
nothing.
Sure we like to do things right. Working towards perfection is something for
which we strive, but I would rather live with making the wrong move than that
of making no move. After all, making mistakes is part of the
learning process, so if what we do is right, it is a win. If it is wrong, we learn from it.
The burning question you all have is: do I like
my paint color? I actually think I
do! The even better news is that I have
not injured myself painting my very high walls!
Have
a great week!
Mary
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