Today's offering...

I'm actually reasonably happy with this one....which is a rare thing !  

i found this quote from Neil Gaimon on a friend's blog and thought it was just the right thing for me to read....not that i shy away too much from making mistakes...but i can be a bit hard on myself (like most of us) when it comes to doing something you still feel a bit inadequate at.

"I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.

Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're Doing Something.

So that's my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Don't freeze, don't stop, don't worry that it isn't good enough, or it isn't perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life.

Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it.

Make your mistakes, next year and forever.”
― Neil Gaiman

Snowing like crazy out there.....so it's a good day to paint, read and nap by the wood stove.   boy life is tough sometimes :P