Unlock the timeless wisdom of Jesus: "You must be born again. You must become like a child." In this vintage 2018 episode, explore the beauty of a beginner's mind—a mindset of endless curiosity, openness, and boundless possibilities. Embrace fresh beginnings with the wonder and joy of a child.
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Explore the beauty of a beginner's mind—a mindset of endless curiosity, openness, and boundless possibilities.
Go Further - Beauty of a Beginner's Mind
Here’s a few ideas to stimulate our beginner’s mind:
- Start doing new things again. Anything. Take up a new interest where you’re a beginner again and have to learn most everything about what you’re pursuing. Stretch. You’ll start conditioning your beginner’s mind. This budding mindset will then transfer into other areas of your life.
- Keep learning at all times. Life is an unending series of commencements. It never stops. And that’s a good thing. Embrace “graduations” and new beginnings. Design them into your life.
- Take a small kid (any kid) into a setting that is completely new and exciting for them. Observe them carefully. What are 2 or 3 takeaways that really speak to you?
- Say “I don’t know.“ Just say it. To yourself and to others. We can release the everlasting compulsion to feel that we always know everything about everything!
- Cultivate a questioning approach to life. I’m not talking about rebellion. It’s a mindset that is questing for the best. What if Da Vinci or Edison thought they knew everything?
So whatever the opportunity or challenge may be (the many facets of relationships, finance, wellness, causes and mission, entrepreneurial ventures, and so on), the beauty of a beginner’s mind will welcome new days of possibility.
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:1-4 NIV
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