Face it. We can’t always be graceful. Sometimes, trying something new requires going through an awkward phase when the parts just don’t seem to fit together. Sometimes, it turns out, the joy isn’t really so much in grace as in the willingness to have fun doing something new badly.
What do you enjoy doing awkwardly?
When an opportunity arose to help start a Recorder group, I hunted out a soprano German plastic recorder I had purchased a while ago and decided to give it a try. Now the group has enlarged and the talents run the gamut. I was and I think may be a beginner forever!? However, ungraceful and squeaky as I am. I enjoy trying, especially when one or two mellow notes flow out from my efforts. Others is the group encourage me to keep trying and I am using my aging brain to help keep it alert, at least.