Today, I believe the single greatest obstacle we throw in our way, the single greatest disservice we plant in our children, the unfortunate self-imposed exile many seniors adopt, the great source of interruption to all creative dreams and dreamers, is this: the ridiculous notion that one must know “how” to do anything before starting to do it.
Knowing “how” comes second.
The opportunity to look back and see “how” comes (necessarily) at the end of the process, not at the beginning. To learn, one must begin by not knowing “how.” Not-knowing-how is the basic assumption of lively, active, creative beings.
The second assumption: no one does this walk alone. No one knows all things. To successfully not-know-how invites the opportunity to ask questions of others. Hold hands and step.
Peter Block wrote a terrific book with a title that says it all: The Answer to How is Yes.
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Struggling to learn something new is not always self imposed. Sometimes us seniors are so overwhelmed with circumstances we cannot find the inner strength to accept one more challenge at a given time. Quite often there is no one available to help you at that moment. It is quite easy to offer help to seniors but often the help needed is not available at the moment of need. Walking alone is part of the journey.