Sir Oliver Wendell Holmes said that "A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions." What would it be like if every experience were a new one? Can you imagine?
The Beginner's Mind is an intriguing concept. It encourages us to approach every situation, every event, every interaction as though we have never seen it before or as though we had never been there. To view an experience through an unfiltered lens allows us to observe new thoughts, sights, sounds, beliefs, etc. and grow from it. The been-there-done-that attitude closes us to growth and change and contributes to a lifestyle of being sedentary.
Observe: See how many times your thoughts turn to denying yourself an experience because you have "already done it."
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