The message strikes me as seeking a time when we can honestly tell ourselves, "I'm enough."
I read recently that Prince Harry is a big fan of Brene Brown. Some time ago, I was visiting a friend who lived in a communal community. They had bought an old tobacco farm, complete with a weathered tobacco barn that had been converted to various craft enterprises. A guest potter who was working that day created magnificent pieces in porcelain, glazed to startlingly beautiful finishes! As my friend took me to the barn to show me his current project, Redwood (the potter) was smashing a number of her finished pieces in a 55-gallon drum! Seeing my amazed expression, she calmly explained that once the glazes are fired, if she sees anything resembling a flaw she has to destroy the piece... At that time she had pieces on exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution and enjoyed a long line of patronage and usually produced only commissioned pieces. Perfection? Prince Harry to Redwood: striving to be enough to striving for perfection. Both blades of grass, tho' most of mine lack red hair!
Interesting use of the word striving? When I think about it....I don’t strive very much...I just do my best. ;)
Thanks for sharing!
I know a potter who sells her “seconds”. Henny (and Mara before her) drink from one of her bowls
One of the places I learned anti-perfectionism was as a claims representative for the government. As is wont to happen in bureaucracy, we had like...maybe 30 3 ring binders filled with small print regarding rules, regs, and operation of the program. Pre-internet, there was an office printed copy that the entire office shared—updated often! In my day, college grads were being integrated as the human encyclopedias were retiring—guidance was not always available. I learned to do the very best I could, getting claimants paid as accurately as possible in a timely manner. Perfection was not an option.
The message strikes me as seeking a time when we can honestly tell ourselves, "I'm enough."
I read recently that Prince Harry is a big fan of Brene Brown. Some time ago, I was visiting a friend who lived in a communal community. They had bought an old tobacco farm, complete with a weathered tobacco barn that had been converted to various craft enterprises. A guest potter who was working that day created magnificent pieces in porcelain, glazed to startlingly beautiful finishes! As my friend took me to the barn to show me his current project, Redwood (the potter) was smashing a number of her finished pieces in a 55-gallon drum! Seeing my amazed expression, she calmly explained that once the glazes are fired, if she sees anything resembling a flaw she has to destroy the piece... At that time she had pieces on exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution and enjoyed a long line of patronage and usually produced only commissioned pieces. Perfection? Prince Harry to Redwood: striving to be enough to striving for perfection. Both blades of grass, tho' most of mine lack red hair!
Interesting use of the word striving? When I think about it....I don’t strive very much...I just do my best. ;)
Thanks for sharing!
I know a potter who sells her “seconds”. Henny (and Mara before her) drink from one of her bowls
One of the places I learned anti-perfectionism was as a claims representative for the government. As is wont to happen in bureaucracy, we had like...maybe 30 3 ring binders filled with small print regarding rules, regs, and operation of the program. Pre-internet, there was an office printed copy that the entire office shared—updated often! In my day, college grads were being integrated as the human encyclopedias were retiring—guidance was not always available. I learned to do the very best I could, getting claimants paid as accurately as possible in a timely manner. Perfection was not an option.