Beginner’s mind

We are all beginners always:

I want to practice what Buddhists call ‘beginner’s mind’ — a vital corrective to the cynicism that comes when we let life’s hard realities darken our vision and diminish our imagination. It’s a way of looking at the world that makes fresh starts possible in everything: our personal lives, our work lives, even our political lives. —  Parker Palmer

More Parker Palmer on “On Being”

And a classic on beginner’s mind: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind