In Bible study today the guy told a story about two groups of people taking a pottery class. One group was assigned with the task of creating one perfect pot. The other group was assigned with the task of making 50 pots, no mention of how good the pots should be.
Now which group do you think produced the best pot?
As it turned out the group... that had the task of making 50 pots produced the best pot. Why do you suppose that is?
When you only have one shot, you can't relax, be creative, or allow yourself to make a mistake. You can't try again. You just get one shot. The people who got to make 50 pots could learn from their mistakes. This pot stinks? eh.. let's try it this way! How about trying it this way? No? Let's do this! No worry no stress... just try again.
I have been living my life like I only have one shot. I can't learn from my mistakes if I never make them. I have let the fear of making a choice that ruins my whole life or the life of my son paralyze me. I have to learn to grow. And to learn, I have to screw up. So I am no longer working towards making the perfect pot. Instead I am going to make lots and lots and lots of pots.
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