Lenten Reflections #19
Paper airplanes taught my kids to fail.
The folding. The flying. The fixing.
After each failed flight I taught them to tweak it. Adjust it. Change it.
To try again.
They used paper clips, tape, rubber bands, light paper, heavy paper, newspaper, tissue paper.
The INTENTION was to make the plane fly.
If it didn’t work, they made another plane.
They learned there’s no guarantee for success.
Sure it was small. But they tested, they measured.
They learned what each fold was for and why they made it.
No score was being kept.
They learned what uncertainty and failure felt like and danced with it.
They were invested in finding the flight.
They learned the worst that could happen was it wouldn’t work.
They still tweaked and fixed.
They learned when you care enough you will fail and fail and fail again.
It’s their airplane. Their flight. Their crash. Their landing.
But they were curious and hungry.
Let them fold. Let them fail.
Let them create.
After all…
The creative mind who invented the ship also invented the shipwreck.
Spiritual Workout: Pray for the families of the Parkland students.
Workout: Over spring break, pack your tennis shoes and always, ALWAYS walk when you travel. You’ll see the beauty of cities from a new perspective.
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