Why You Might Want to Be Careful About Saying Never

And why you might want to do it anyway.

I am fairly certain that at some point in my life, I said I would never crochet.

I don’t recall the exact moment, and I have nothing that proves that it even happened, but if the last twenty years of my life are any indication, I am certain I said it.

I’m equally certain that when I said it, I meant it. But like so many things I said I would “never” do, being consumed by those things is one of the leitmotifs of my life.

Neverland

I said would never teach.

I spent a decade teaching.

I said would never have a child after the age of 30.

My youngest was born when I was 37.

And the list of things I said I would never do that I ended up doing gets longer with each passing year.

When I was young, I was careless with the word never, not yet realizing the power it possessed (and possesses) but now that I am older, I know better.

At least, I hope I do.

So, I am pretty sure I said I would never crochet because I am almost possessed by this craft.

I have hooks and yarn and books in excess of anything I can reasonably expect to use to their fullest in this life time, but I have no regrets, because the thing that I have…