Beauty in the Mistakes
FROM MY READING CORNER | 3/27/26
Beauty in the Mistakes
Thoughts from my reading corner:
What do you do when a task becomes difficult? Does that friction cause you to keep pushing, keep trying, or does it cause you to quit? Maybe you decide to outsource it. You can’t come up with the right thing to say, or it doesn’t seem perfect…AI could probably say this better. Let me type two thoughts into chat, and it’ll come up with a whole paper on the topic.
What makes me sad about the above scenario is that we don’t realize what we lose in the process. I believe everyone has a story to tell. I believe our opinions and thoughts are what make us uniquely us. I don’t want to hear a speech, read an article, or hear a eulogy written by AI. That friction that’s created by deep thinking or discomfort is a beautiful part of humanity. I’ve heard friends say you are still using your brain by reading what AI delivers, but if the thoughts and feelings created by a robot don’t come from the human heart and experiences, what is the point? When we question what we see on social media and whether it’s real, that seems like a scary place to be. When machines and algorithms decide, statistically, the best place to hit in a time of war, the lack of human emotion and empathy involved is a terrifying reality. When I see the news articles claiming someone has “married their chatbot,” I’m sorry, but where are we as a society?
There is beauty in the mistakes we make. I find beauty in my run-on sentences (I hope you enjoy some of them, too). I find it refreshing when an email is sent to me, and I can tell it wasn’t a copy-and-paste from a chat, because, believe me, we can tell. I don’t want you to read this and think that there aren’t some useful ways to incorporate AI, but the craft of creativity is being bombarded with the idea of perfection. But we were all made in God’s own image. We are all perfect in our own way. To rid ourselves of uniqueness removes the spark that comes from human emotion and personal connection. The human experience is one that needs personal connection. So, my pledge to you is that my blog posts will continue to come from me, my thoughts, my experiences. To love ourselves is to love our lives, and there is complete and utter beauty in living life in the real world.
After writing this post, I finished reading The Opt-Out Family by Erin Loechner. If you are looking for a reason to delay screen time for kids or for ways to create alternatives to screen time for your family, I highly recommend this book. It is written by a mom with inside knowledge of how social media companies work. She decided we don’t have to follow the path created by Silicon Valley just because it is the norm. It is a very interesting read. Let me know if you have read it.
Share joy, spread kindness, and as always, happy reading.
-Katie Marie
THE KIDS’ CORNER |
What We Are Reading
Tuck’s Bookshelf: We are reading The Magic Treehouse Merlin Missions series. We are on book number one, Christmas in Camelot. (We found a whole set of 27 books still in the box at a local thrift store. We will be reading these for a while, I think.)
Ella Bella’s Bookshelf: She is listening to the book listed above and also continuing to flip through all the Harry Potter books. Which, sadly for me, has led to a change in her birthday party theme from ballerina (I really did have the cutest plans) to Harry Potter.
My Bookshelf: I finished The Opt-Out Family and The Last One at the Wedding over spring break and am now reading Stoicism 101.
Tip: Always bring a couple of books with you on a trip. It helps to stick to a somewhat normal bedtime routine while you are away, even if that means the kids can look through the pages before bed instead of doing your usual story time.
THE CRAFT CORNER |
Workbooks
I have been brainstorming our summer routine. How can we have a little bit of structure without it feeling like summer school? I’ve come up with some fun ideas I plan to share with you soon, but in the meantime, I went through our coloring books basket and found some alphabet/number/math workbooks for both kiddos, and set them out where they could see them. It’s amazing what kids gravitate towards when they know it’s available.
Until next week.
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