Let’s make this the year of “No Mistakes”

In Zentangle, we say there are “no mistakes,” only opportunities. Here is an example of something I did, and how I turned “oops” to “awesome:”

I was drawing Toodles, a leaf-like tangle with a pointed top and rounded bottom. It was the first time I was drawing it, and I drew the top rounded, instead of pointed. I set the tile aside and went back to it later, and still didn’t like how it looked. However, I also didn’t want to waste the tile. Then I had an idea. I’d just done a Project Pack exercise when two Bijou tiles, black and white, were cut in half and taped together. The tiles were then tangled to mirror each other. So I used the opportunity to do that on a larger scale. I coloured in the half of the tile (with Toodles) black, and repeated the project pack exercise. It looked great. (Unfortunately, I no longer have that tile. It fell on the floor and was “soiled” by my senior cat.)

We love to talk about fresh starts and new beginnings with the turn of the year. My invitation to you is to make this the year of no mistakes. Make it one of positivity. Show yourself the kindness, gratitude and love you show your friends and loved ones. Turn mis-strokes into opportunities, and make it the year of No Mistakes.

With gratitude

Sarah