Limit of the Sky, Depth of the Sea

“We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.” – Mary Catherine Bateson

“New beginnings are usually welcome. But being a beginner? Not so much. We want our circumstances to change, to start again, to be brand-new. But when they change, we often don’t give ourselves permission to be new within them. Instead, we want to rush ahead to mastery. We think we ought to know how to navigate the newness, especially if it’s something we wanted, something we prayed for, waited for, asked for, or planned.”― Emily P. Freeman, The Next Right Thing

Beginnings and being a beginner
To try new things
To turn, shift, wander
To be willing to learn and unlearn
If this is our one intention for this new year
What adventures may be right before us in ordinary days
Limit of the sky, depth of the sea.

“We either live with intention or exist by default.” – Kristin Armstrong