måndag 2 januari 2012

"Må ni få ett år av misstag..."

En dyster rubrik kanske någon tänker. Det är ju nu man ska avge svulstiga nyårslöften, visionera och boosta upp sig värre, eller?

En av mina favoritförfattare är Neil Gaiman. Han skriver fantasyböcker på ett sätt som gör honom till en värdig efterföljare till MacDonalds, Tolkien och C.S. Lewis. På sin blogg har han en önskan inför det nya året.
And for this year, my wish for each of us is small and very simple.
And it's this.
I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.
Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're Doing Something.
So that's my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Don't freeze, don't stop, don't worry that it isn't good enough, or it isn't perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life.
Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it.
Make your mistakes, next year and forever.

Läs hela posten, han tar med de önskningar han haft tidigare år. Bra läsning alltihop!

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