Today's Quote: Ben Okri

Text:
The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell.
~ Ben Okri

Today's Quote: Theodore Roosevelt

Text:
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
~ Theodore Roosevelt

Be Kind to My Mistakes

It's all right, darling, we can do this together
It's all right, darling, I can think of nothing better
I don't know you and you don't know me
It is this that brings us together
~Kate Bush

This song started going through my head today. Kate Bush with "Be Kind to My Mistakes":

What I Can Control (and What I Can't)

“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over, instead of craving control over what you don’t.”
~Unknown

As you can see in this chart, apologizing falls in the "What I Can Control" circle, but "Others Forgiving Me" doesn't. "Past Mistakes" is outside the circle, but "Trying Again" is inside. Hang tight to the things you can control! Don't give up!

Today's Quote: Twinkle Khanna

Text:
Now that I look back, all the things that I was teased about, became game changers and my strengths.
~ Twinkle Khanna

Mister Rogers

Today's Google Doodle honors Mister Rogers, a man who really knew how to roll with mistakes and mistake-makers.

Google Doodles says:
For 31 seasons & 912 episodes, MisterRogers invited us to be his neighbor. Today, we celebrate his positive impact & all that he was: a creator, musician, philosopher, storyteller - but most importantly, a friend.

The Google Doodle:

Today's Quote: Proverbial Wisdom

Text:
Only he who does nothing makes a mistake.
~ French proverb

"Sleeping" by Georges Lemmen (1906)

What size mistake?

Why would anyone keep shooting themselves in the foot when clearly they can see their toes smoking?
~Eric Sherman

Today's Quote: Edward Gibbon

Text:
Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition.
~ Edward Gibbon

IMPERFECT visits Michelle K.

"More Art 4 All" is the name of Michelle Kogan's wordpress blog and we can't argue with that!

More IMPERFECT for all, too! Michelle has a post about IMPERFECT up here.

Today's Quote: Diane von Furstenberg

Text:
Beauty is perfect in its imperfections, so you just have to go with the imperfections.
~ Diane von Furstenberg

Wearing your mistakes on your sleeve

Want to own your imperfections publicly? There are lots of mistake-related t-shirts. For instance:

Oops!

Mistakes Happen

I don't make misteaks

To Err is Human, To Arr is Pirate

Today's Quote: Carl Jung

Text:
Error is just as important a condition of life as truth.
~ Carl Jung