#20 – It’s ok to be “Good Enough”

This is #20 in the series, “50 Ideas Worth Fighting For.” Here’s another one I keep going back to. The following passage is from an article by Jennifer Kunst in which she provides a compelling interpretation of Donald Winnicott’s theory of the “good enough mother.” As you read it I invite you to do so in a way

Create Another

Patti Smith: “I can’t do this. I don’t know what to say.” Sam Shepard: “Say anything. You can’t make a mistake when you improvise.” Patti: “What if I mess it up? What if I screw up the rhythm?” Sam: “You can’t. It’s like drumming. If you miss a beat, you create another.” {Patti Smith, Just Kids,

Do It Anyway

“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.” ― Elie Wiesel It’s a huge risk to love. Do it anyway. Do it completely, fully, unabashedly. Fall head