I have taken up a new hobby, knitting. When I was young I tired it and hated it. When I was in my twenties I tried it and hated it. When the notion hit to teach myself to knit, I asked myself,why would I want to do something I had already tried, could never learn to do right and had always hated and had failed in doing? I didn’t have a good answer to my question. It was just something that was speaking to me to learn. I have been knitting for about 2 months now and I’m loving it. In fact I got so excited about it that I have started a group at the church that knits prayer shawls to send across the globe. We are partnering with women 4 women knitting 4 peace. You will soon be able to find them on the web.
This morning I was knitting and I made a mistake that I needed to “rip out”. My piece had 108 stiches (great meditation tool), and they all needed to go, row after row had to be ripped. I had ripped out a few stictches on another project just yesterday and I was sweating with just those few. Now I had 108. I was thinking all that work and time. What if I lost it all? I realized that when knitting previously in my life I didn’t work well with mistakes. I considered them failures. I learned I would rather quit than keep making mistakes. I may not even try something for fear of failure. I reflected back on the many things in my life where this was true. At first I became very sad at all the thoughts and then I rejoiced. I have changed my pattern. Now I’m ready to step forward boldly and touch the greatness. I recognize that I may not do it with a skip in my step and that’s ok. I still step forward and that is the important thing.
I don’t fear failure or frustration for they lead to dreams fulfilled.
What have you let stop you from achieving the simple wonders of your life?
What will you do to change your pattern?
Peace and Blessings
Reverend Karen Paschal
Thomas Alva Edison
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
