One of my stupid mom tricks is making balloons animals. I can’t say I’m very good, but if you use your imagination- sure it’s a koala! It was a handy trick to keep two toddlers entertained at stores or waiting at a doctor's office. It was also an easy way for my boys to make friends at the park. Nothing sparks a conversation between little kids like a balloon animal. “Hey where did you get that. Can I have it ?”
My sis-in-law found out about this secret talent at a recent birthday party. How did you learn yo do that? “Oh, there’s a book." But you do it so quick?
Her interest in my balloon trick made me become introspective about my balloon animal-ing journey. How did I manage to learn this skill? It wasn’t determination. I could have easy given up and learned the harmonica. It wasn’t inherent. I actually did have to follow the book’s instructions. But it also wasn’t practice. Balloons were one of the many activities I had on rotation. So how did I get so good at this skill?
“You can’ be afraid to pop the balloon.”
That was it. Once you get over your fear of a balloon popping, you are set. See, inherently balloons will pop. You will over inflate. It will go pop. It will startle you and the dog and the kids. But you do it anyway.
It’s akin to asking yourself the question “What could you do, if you knew you wouldn’t fail?”
Failure is a heavy anchor. It keeps you grounded in counterfeit safety where you don’t grow or change or challenge yourself to make little winner dog balloon animals.
Advice for life #378 - Don’t be afraid to pop the balloon
Advice for life #379 - Spend the extra 2 cents to buy the better quality balloons
Advice for life #380 - Also get the little pumping device, don’t try to pump the balloons yourself
My sis-in-law found out about this secret talent at a recent birthday party. How did you learn yo do that? “Oh, there’s a book." But you do it so quick?
Her interest in my balloon trick made me become introspective about my balloon animal-ing journey. How did I manage to learn this skill? It wasn’t determination. I could have easy given up and learned the harmonica. It wasn’t inherent. I actually did have to follow the book’s instructions. But it also wasn’t practice. Balloons were one of the many activities I had on rotation. So how did I get so good at this skill?
“You can’ be afraid to pop the balloon.”
That was it. Once you get over your fear of a balloon popping, you are set. See, inherently balloons will pop. You will over inflate. It will go pop. It will startle you and the dog and the kids. But you do it anyway.
It’s akin to asking yourself the question “What could you do, if you knew you wouldn’t fail?”
Failure is a heavy anchor. It keeps you grounded in counterfeit safety where you don’t grow or change or challenge yourself to make little winner dog balloon animals.
Advice for life #378 - Don’t be afraid to pop the balloon
Advice for life #379 - Spend the extra 2 cents to buy the better quality balloons
Advice for life #380 - Also get the little pumping device, don’t try to pump the balloons yourself