Children are beginners at almost everything, and they do not seem to mind. They fall, laugh, try again. Somewhere on the way to adulthood, most of us decide that being bad at something is embarrassing. So we stop starting new things.
I think that is a great loss. Being a beginner keeps us humble, curious and alive. It reminds us that growth is still possible.
Some of the most joyful moments I see at Compass come when adults let themselves be beginners again: trying a new practice, speaking for the first time, sharing a dream aloud. There is a light in their faces that I rarely see in people who are only doing what they are already good at.