Neil Gaiman, being a great writer, says a lot in just four words.
Make glorious, amazing mistakes.
Neil Gaiman
Note that he’s not saying to make dumb, easy, obvious mistakes. 🙃
If that’s enough to get you interested, he has more to say.
Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world.
It reminds me of Steve Jobs.
Everybody who is honest is interesting.
Stefan Sagmeister
This quote comes from a graphic designer who learned to be honest with himself. After attempting careers in music or journalism, he found his niche designing album covers.
I like that this quote is so inclusive – after all, everybody can be interesting.
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I picked up this sticker at 7-Eleven. I love finding wisdom in the weirdest places. It was right next to a sticker that said, “Life happens. Beers helps.” 🤷🏻♂️
I assumed this was a nod towards personal growth, but then got home and saw some coverage of the school shooting in Uvalde; now I’m thinking it applies to the world at large.
My daughter finds the best shows to watch. She introduced me to the amazing Avatar series. More recently we’re watching Neon Genesis Evangelion, a post-apocalyptic anime series from the 1990’s. 🤩
One thing jumped out to me in episode 17. The cool guy Kaji, who seemed like just a shallow “player” type, introduced his friend Shinji to his secret watermelon garden.
It’s my hobby. Don’t tell anybody, okay?
Shinji was feeling down at the time, and Kaji was trying to lift him up.
It’s great to make something. To grow something. You notice things and figure stuff out. Things you enjoy, for example
Shinji was’t super receptive at the time, but I knew exactly what Kaji was talking about, having experimented with gardening some myself in my tiny urban plot.
There was the early attempt in the pandemic, then everything getting wiped out in the 2021 snowpocalypse. Hints of a natural rebirth, then actively clearing out the dead brush for new growth. This was followed by some small success at growing something you can eat, and then some wild growth this spring.
Right now I’m eating a few bell peppers, tomatoes, jalapeños, and strawberries from my tiny garden. The pesky birds and squirrels have caught on and are usually getting to the good stuff before I do. 😭
Still, I don’t mind feeding the wildlife. I just like to grow stuff. 🤷🏻♂️
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