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Have you ever experienced a mistake that turned out to be better than the original<\/b>?<\/p>\n

I called my latest a happy mistake.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a person who likes things to go as planned.<\/p>\n

I like to know what the end result will be.<\/p>\n

So, I was not sure what to do when I discovered I was incorrectly crocheting a stitch when over halfway finished with a project.<\/p>\n

-Do I take it out, and start over?<\/p>\n

-Do I continue on, even though it was wrong?<\/p>\n

-Do I give up in frustration?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s always an option.<\/p>\n

As I considered the project, and what I intended the end result to be, I realized that I much preferred the look my mistake had made.<\/b><\/p>\n

It was much more interesting, and suited the purpose of the craft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Not only did I then decide to continue on, but I wrote down how to do that exact mistake so I could replicate it in future projects.<\/p>\n

What was a mistake by stitch definition, created a more desirable end result.<\/b><\/p>\n

Have there been experiences, or decisions made in your life that at first seemed to be mistakes?<\/b><\/p>\n

Might the end result actually be better, than the one you originally planned?<\/p>\n

I often find myself with the expectation of how things should be, and in that rigidness, loose the good fortune that happy mistakes might bring.<\/p>\n

I invite you to allow yourself to be open to the opportunities that being flexible in the process might provide you, and have the fun of experiencing your own happy mistakes!<\/p>\n

Much love,<\/p>\n

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