The more I see, the less I know.

It worries me when a doctor, a colleague, an acquaintance – or anyone, really – has an answer for everything. In my head, a red flag pops up as to the accuracy of their responses because there's just no way, right?! I mean, when I think about the ratio of what I do know to what I don't know, I'll be the first one to admit that it's staggering. And, though I don't even know this for certain, I would imagine that that ratio is, perhaps, the same for the majority of us.

I do know John Lennon's with me...

In some situations, I admit, it can be hard to say those three little words: I don't know. To our ears it sounds like a weakness or a liability in a world of layoffs and firings and let-gos. But consider this: to the yogi's ears, I don't know rings of wisdom and truth. Why? Because the world is vast – probably more so than you or I realize – and things are simple and complex and in so much abundance, that we could never wrap our arms around all of it or touch it all with our own two hands. Which makes I don't know openness by admission. It's a strength because it shows a willingness to learn something new. To discover a truth. To change a point of view. To learn. To grow. To love. To see something through new eyes. I don't know is spiritual evolution in motion.

So let's say it more often.

A little weekend message.

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Keepin' It Real

From close to day one, many of us are brought up to know that lying to others isn't kosher. What's a little trickier, however, and what gets far less attention, is the importance of being just as upfront and honest with ourselves. 

Why? Because honesty isn't only words. It's not just a spoken art. Honesty is how we think. How we live. How we choose to spend our time and who we spend it with. In totality, it's how we put one foot in front of the other and walk through this world, around this earth.


Just as little white lies creep up into our throats unexpectedly, it's a tall order to be honest all the time. We're programmed to self-protect with dishonesty, to deny things, to remove ourselves from wrongdoing. It's my guess, however, that we're all – you and me – moving through life with some thing (or more than a few things) we're being dishonest with ourselves about.

And since we're all evolving and changing all the time, that's nothing to be ashamed of. But can you, can I, can we change it? Find a truth that's hiding under a cloak or veil? I think it's possible. And I think we'll be better for it.

A little weekend message.

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