I listened to her talking openly about how she had fear of not knowing enough. How she felt that she needed to prove herself and all that she knew. I could remember that vividly and if I am being honest, I wasn’t too far outside of it myself.

I could remember the pain of it. I couldn’t remember saying “yes, I know that” when I really didn’t and would then go research it. I remember the day that it all changed for me. I was in meditation and received a message that it required far less energy to learn something new when you were open to learning.

It hit me like a ton of bricks. Why would I make it take longer for me to learn something? What if I was open to learning in all of its forms and all of its depths and was unafraid of who watched or saw me learning. What if I focused on all of the things that I was gaining and not what people thought of what I hadn’t gained yet. What if I focused on myself rather than focusing on others. What if I care more about my path and my journey than who was watching me on it. What if I was excited about what I was learning rather than scared of what I didn’t know. I get to pick, each day, I get to pick my mindset and how I meet my reality. I can either be excited or scared and when I feel into the vibration of each the decision is simple. So, I began to retell the story that I tell myself. Now, my story is that I am excited about what I don’t know because it means that I will learn more.