The Land Just Outside Proficiency

Running on a trail, I fell and was humbled.

My breath -- and confidence -- was knocked out of me,
       as I flew and landed flat on my stomach.

Lying there, embodying vulnerability,
       I viscerally reconnected with the predicament of childhood.

Children live in a land just outside proficiency -- 

       the place where development resides.

How quickly we flee this territory as adults --

       sacrificing challenge for competency, engagement for ease.

What would my life be,

       should I return to living in the land just outside proficiency,

Engaging with others as fellow pilgrims
       on a collective quest towards human potential?

©2012  Laureen Golden