August 1 Daily Entry -- The myth of excellence

Why should I have to be excellent to do something? (Provided, of course, that my ineptitude hurts no one. But no every activity is surgery. Most activities allow for some level of ineptitude.)

Why shouldn't I do things that I am bad at? Why should I not be allowed the joy of trying, of improving, because I am not already good?

Very few of us are truly excellent anyway. Very few of us are truly either good or bad. For me to refrain from something because I am not an expert is ludicrous. I am allowed to do something badly and still love it. I don't even have to be embarrassed or to provide disclaimers that I suck. I can just do the thing, as well or as badly as I want.

We are all children, really. We are all still learning by doing. We are trying things out.

None of us are the ultimate authority. Even if we are the best now, someone will come along and be better someday.

Be a child. Do what you want to do. Let people see or not see. Do what you love, even if you suck at it.