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Beginnings can be messy. Think of a baby boy, about six months old.
To me, that’s the age when you really start to see their little personalities develop. It’s when they learn to sit up, giggle, and put everything in their mouths.
We take eating for granted as adults. Mostly, our food makes it into our mouth. I say “mostly” because more and more, at least some of my dinner falls on my shirt, but that’s a tale for another story.
Even though I can be a bit messy now, I’m a master eater. Man, can I shovel stuff down my throat, which is why I constantly struggle with my weight.
Many years ago, though, I was a baby boy, with teething cookie residue all over my face as I struggled to put food in my mouth.
As children, we didn’t care if we were a mess. We thought, “Spaghetti sauce all over my face and shirt? No problem. Let’s go play!”
As adults, society conditions us to change. No one wants to look like a beginner or novice. If we can’t master something, we’re afraid to even try it.
“Every master was once a disaster.”
- David T.S. Wood
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