Cannonball Readers discussion

Tereasa demands perfection from herself in her job but finds that when she does the same in her hobbies, they aren't much fun. She picked up Lynda Berry's Making Comics to teach herself to embrace imperfection. "My goal is to learn to see what is there, not what I think should be there–and Barry helps teach this." (Cannonball Read 13)

I know I am not perfect, but yes, it is still a hard reality when you realize you're not. In reading I try to just enjoy the book and not take too much from it. And yet, English major kicks in and *knows* there is a meaning. With that said, I have to tell myself in Hobbies: it is not the end of the world. You will make mistakes. You can keep trying (coloring/poetry writing). Your plants may die (2020 was the first year I seriously tried to have plants). And with reading, just enjoy it and remember, "Sometimes the cow is just a cow and not a metaphor of how we slaughter the world."

When I took up knitting, I promised myself that I would let myself be imperfect, and I would not fix mistakes. It has helped me be less of a perfectionist in other areas. Especially in writing reviews for Cannonball Read.

Emmalita wrote: "When I took up knitting, I promised myself that I would let myself be imperfect, and I would not fix mistakes. It has helped me be less of a perfectionist in other areas. Especially in writing revi..."

I think it is in quilting you're supposed to have a mistake as it shows you are humble and imperfect. I think it might be a more Christian pattern/ideal (the woman who told me is Catholic), but I liked the idea.