Mistakes

Mistakes ... you have to be willing to make them. I have to be willing to make them. I don't think I am willing enough. I think too carefully before beginning anything, and before saying anything. But they really are how we learn. My husband is always working to improve his French, and I think the reason he is so successful is his willingness to keep it up, and make tonnes of mistakes. If he isn't sure of a word or construction, he doesn't really slow down, he just picks one and says it to keep the sentence going. You can still understand what he's saying, and the conversation stays a conversation, rather than a lesson, or a patience test. 

Today, I plan on making some mistakes.