Learning to Stand When the Ground Isn’t Ready: The Quiet Power of Embracing the Unprepared
We are taught, almost from the moment we can understand language, that preparedness is the highest virtue. Prepare for school. Prepare for work. Prepare for emergencies. Prepare for the future. Preparation becomes synonymous with responsibility, maturity, and worthiness. To be unprepared is framed as a moral failure, a sign of laziness or recklessness. And yet, life has a habit of ignoring our checklists. The moments that shape us most rarely announce themselves in advance. They arrive early, […]








