Beginners Mind.

Keep the Faith.

It sucks when we don't know it all. 

The beauty of it is knowledge seeps in slowly and grows inside us - some faster than others, but that's not an indicator of intelligence. Their wiring is different, but not their capacity. 

My hope for you is to always be a beginner at something. This will tell me you're always learning and growing. Looking back over my life, it's the ongoing learning, discovery, and curiosity that gave me the most joy and satisfaction. New worlds, skills, ideas were always flowing and revealing themselves.

Promise me you'll always have 

beginners mind and a humble heart.

They will take you far - even if you have to work for them. 

If we're lucky enough to consciously choose these qualities while we're still young, 

we don't have to learn them the hard way. Those who choose pride, anger, control, and ego over them get it knocked into them through pain instead. 

The irony is most people figure out by late middle age that beginner's mind and a humble heart are qualities of people they like or trust most. They finally realize they'll never know it all, nor does anyone expect them to because proving themselves to others only looks like false pride. 

They finally see a humble heart makes a happier life overall.   It also makes them kind. 

Kindness and Authenticity always win in the end. 

-even if you don't take home the prize at the door.

Love you Boy-o-Mine.