DO IT!

 

NETTIE-ISM

My opinion for the world to read.

How many YouTube videos can you watch, D.I.Y. (do it yourself) and self-help books can you read until you decide that you can do it?

I decided recently that the only way I was going to improve was to keep doing what I am doing, which is what I have been doing for a while now. 

I wanted to learn how to spin- just because. But, it was not enough for me to just learn to spin I also wanted to grow my own cotton to spin. This is the second year I grew cotton; I was not only able to use left over seeds that I had purchased but also use seeds from my cotton plants. This years crop grew bigger and more flowers than the previous year but I still have not mastered spinning cotton. 

I have not mastered the art of spinning cotton because I do not spin often enough. In order to perfect the skill I must do it more often.

I have shared before my fear of making a quilt. The task of quilting appeared overwhelming. I began watching a YouTuber “The Quilting Marine”  and he often concluded his videos by saying “It’s only cotton, it’s only thread!” After hearing that often enough I made my first quilt!  As proof to that I had gotten over my fear of failure I donated a quilting block to “The Quilting Marine’s” challenge- donate blocks to donate to a charity, a women’s shelter. I considered myself a “newbie” quilter.

My quilts are not perfect but they are perfectly made. I have learned in the past 2 years that most quilters are not perfect but like me they are made with perfect love. 

Who has never made a mistake? I have made perfect bread and dinner rolls yet the past Thanksgiving and Christmas my rolls were only good for the trash can. Two years in a row I have tried to grow loofah gourds, last year I grew 4 gourds, this year I produced 1; I had planted more seeds this year than last. I am the author of 6 published writings yet I am an unknown. I have an insurance license for life and health but do not make enough money to pay my monthly bills. I have had a Tax Business for over 10 years now and it is stable, growing slowly- on purpose.  I no longer expect perfect success.

There is a saying: You only fail when you stop trying. The advantage of not succeeding is you learn what does not work. True, you will also learn what you really do not like. However, if it is something you really want to do: DO IT! And DO IT! AND DO IT AGAIN! 

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