What if your greatest breakthrough isn’t hidden in what you learn, but in what you’re willing to forget?
“Practise wonder today – be present, begin again, know nothing, and allow everything to surprise you, inspire you, excite you, entertain you, teach you. Be fully open to life, today, and let yourself live wonder-fully.” ~ Robert Holden
The Art of Living Wonder-fully
Robert Holden’s invitation to “practice wonder” is a masterclass in emotional liberation. We often spend our days armored in expertise, rushing through routines as if life were a checklist to be conquered. But true vitality doesn’t live in what we already know; it breathes in the spaces where we choose to “know nothing.”
When you approach today with a beginner’s mind, you strip away the heavy expectations of how things should be. By allowing everything to surprise you, you transform a mundane commute into a gallery of colors and a difficult conversation into a profound lesson. Being “fully open” isn’t a sign of weakness—it is the ultimate strength. It requires the courage to let go of control and the humility to be entertained by the simple act of existing. Today, don’t just exist; allow the world to teach you. Let your heart be wide enough to host the miraculous.
Something to Think About: What is one “certainty” you are holding onto today that might actually be preventing you from experiencing a moment of genuine wonder?
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