My kids have been in school for about a month. This is an especially big milestone for my little guy, who started Kindergarten this year. After just a few weeks, he’s already well acquainted with our morning routine, he’s making friends in the classroom, and boy has he conquered those steps on and off the bus.
But on that first day of school he seemed so small to me. His backpack looked massive on his tiny shoulders, and as I waited to send him off, I was hit by an overwhelming rush of emotion… At how scary new experiences can be at his age. How big the world was compared to his lived experiences so far. How he wasn’t ready to start this next phase—he couldn’t possibly be ready—and yet, he was.
This experience—being not ready and definitely ready at once—is evergreen. We face it multiple times in our life.
You’re never truly ready to face a new experience. It’s new! How could you be ready for it? No amount of research or planning can truly prepare you for the real thing. Heading off to…
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