The letter “d” didn’t want to work with me either

As you can see on the last line. One of my “d’s” separated. I wasn’t going to post this practice sheet but this is part of the journey. I have to remind myself not to be so self conscious. Calligraphy is the “Art of Beautiful Writing” and I’m not there yet but with practice will be.

It's clear the I struggled with the letter "d" as you can tell by the practice sheet. One of my "d's" actually separated. 🤣You don’t always get right on the first attempt. I will be doing some intense practicing on this letter but the good thing about this, I’m no longer as hesitant to do what is considered one of the hardest, foundational strokes in calligraphy, which is the oval. 

When I'm writing the letter, I'm focused on creating the letter, not thinking about "Oh, no, I'm about to do one of the hardest strokes in calligraphy." Instead, I'm thinking "Alright, make sure the upstroke is connecting to the oval without crowding it. Did I space the ascending loop too far out that it doesn't connect to the oval?"  

Even though my letter "d" was far from perfect, just like my first oval looked like a black eye but with time it did improve. There is no wasted ink in a practice session. Every stroke teaches our hands something, even the ones that don't turn out the way you hoped. Learning happens in trying. Our calligraphy journey isn't measured by how many perfect letters we've written. It's measured by every time we choose to sit down, pick up that pen and believe we can improve because we do with practice.