I got to teach watercolor to our ward's yw last night and a couple things were interesting to me.
I
told the girls the number one rule was not to compare your art to
anyone else's, especially mine because I've been doing it for so long
and it wouldn't be fair.
The things that really stuck
out to me were one of the leaders and one of the girls. Both sat and
stared for most of the activity at their painting without doing much to
it. I had been walking around in case anyone needed help and gave
suggestions every now and then. The amusing part was the leader had me
there to help her and didn't want to do it because she was so nervous
that she'd mess it up. With 10 minutes left of the activity she finally
put color to the paper, but still didn't like how it turned out because
it wasn't perfect.
I thought instantly that I wonder if
there are times when we hold back from doing something because we are
terrified of messing up and don't think to ask for help from Heavenly
Father. I mean, I was right there waiting and ready to help and she was
paralyzed to try.
The other girl finally raised her
hand when I asked if anyone was struggling to know how to do something
and I showed her how to blend a sky with vibrant colors. She was so
impressed and surprised and then became more courageous. She progressed
because she was willing to try and ask for help.
I thought they were interesting analogies.
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