“With each “mistake” that she makes, she finds a Creative Way to incorporate it into her Artwork ❤️

Mistakes are Cute! Mistakes are Lovely! 😊

It’s okay to make mistakes!

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I remember reading Corinna Luyken’s children’s picture book titled, The Book of Mistakes, a sweet inspirational that explores the theme of how mistakes can be opportunities for creativity and unexpected beauty. 😊

The story is about an artist who begins drawing a girl. With each “mistake” that she makes – like one eye being bigger than the other, or an ink smudge – she finds a creative way to incorporate it into her artwork.

So these “mistakes” lead to new ideas and elements in the drawing, transforming it in surprising and imaginative ways. For example, uneven eyes become glasses, and a blob might turn into a bush or a helmet.

In essence, the book gives us the lovely message that -

It’s okay to make mistakes: They are a natural and often beneficial part of the creative process and life in general. It’s through our mistakes that we grow into better versions of ourselves.

Added, it’s our mistakes that can lead us to new ideas and innovations.

Therefore, it’s good to embrace our mistakes, rather than fearing them. This would help us come up with new solutions and pathways that we might not have found otherwise.

Just like the drawing in the book, we are constantly evolving and growing, shaped and sculpted by our “mistakes”.

It’s a beautifully illustrated book that encourages all of us to have a positive outlook on errors and to see them as potential starting points for something wonderful.

For we are all works in progress!!! 😊

Coming back –

[to my diary entry of 24 years ago, when we were in our final year MA English Class - ]

Prof. P. N’s [P. Natarajan] Classes were highly engaging and rewarding for all of us!

He used to start every class with an anecdote, that helped in drawing our attention to the lecture ahead!

Well, an anecdote could mean a short, amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person!

So it was, that in our Literature Class, on this particular day, he gave us an anecdote on his boyhood days.

Said he - 

Back in our boyhood days, we were able to learn the English language, only after our Sixth Standard.

So we all were quite eager and enthusiastic to learn the language; and my friend was even more enthusiastic!

One day in a petty verbal tussle, my brother gave a beating to my little friend for some reason, and pat shouted back my friend,

“என்னை அடிக்கிறதுக்கு you who?” 😊

Would translate to mean,

“To beat me, you who?” 😊  

“This incident still remains fresh in my mind”, said our Professor, and proceeded to add the icing on the cake,

“We learn by making mistakes!”

What a beautiful thought from such a lovely anecdote!

Indeed, we learn by making mistakes, ain’t we?

Reminded of the lovely book recommended by Mrs. Jemimah The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown.

Yet another book that comes to my mind is, About Average by Andrew Clements. You may want to read more on this book in our past post HERE!