Break the Eggs

Failure is an essential part of learning.

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When I was little, I got to spend time with my great-grandmother at her house. 

We did different things together, but one thing was clear: She was game to do whatever I wanted to do.

And one of the things I wanted to do was make eggs for lunch. 

Not just any eggs, mind you. I only ate unbroken eggs sunny-side up. 

So, there was Nana, watching the stove to make sure I didn’t burn myself, handing me another egg to crack. 

I did my best but, alas, I broke it. 

She never got upset. She’d smile and help me scramble that egg. Then we’d try again.

It did not matter if I broke ten to get two glorious sunny-side-up eggs. I’d sit down to those two eggs with two pieces of toast I’d warmed in her super cool toaster oven (I didn’t have one of those at home,) and she’d eat scrambled eggs. Honestly, she probably ate scrambled eggs several times that week, but I never saw that phase her. 

Broken eggs come with the territory of learning something new.

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