The Practice of Not Knowing
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The Practice of Not Knowing
Last weekend, I caught my first fish.
Fishing had never interested me before. But someone close to me shared their love of fly fishing—and the stories stirred something in me. When the invitation came, I said yes.
But as I stood in the river, something shifted.
I spent hours learning to cast. My movements were awkward and unsure. I forgot most of what I was told. I wanted to be instantly good at it. I wasn’t. I was clearly a beginner.
I began to understand things I’d never noticed before—how water moves differently over terrain, how fish respond to changes in light and sound, how stillness could become a form of listening.
And I realized: this wasn’t about catching fish.
It was about presence.
It was about attunement.
It was about stepping into a world I didn’t yet understand—and being willing to not know.
Being a beginner can be frustrating. But it can also open us to wonder.
I don’t know if I’ll ever become a great angler. That’s not the point. The point is: I said yes. I showed up. I learned something new about the world—and myself.
And now I’m asking:
What else might be waiting, just beyond the familiar?
Take the next step.
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