Mature Old Wide Open Here

Recognizing that growth does not end until the breath does.

To be "mature, old, and wide open" is to inhabit a specific, weathered state of grace. It is the human equivalent of a cathedral with its doors removed—a structure that has survived the initial fires of construction and the subsequent storms of history, only to realize that its greatest strength lies in its lack of boundaries. While youth is often a period of fortification—building walls, defining "self" against "other," and securing the perimeter—true maturity is the slow, deliberate process of dismantling those very defenses to let the world flow through. mature old wide open

Replacing judgment with curiosity, understanding that every person is a private world. Recognizing that growth does not end until the breath does

Accepting that we are small players in a vast, unknowable cosmos. While youth is often a period of fortification—building

When a person is wide open, they no longer fear being "filled" or "emptied" by life. They become a conduit. Joy enters and leaves; sorrow enters and leaves. Nothing is stuck because there are no closed doors to trap the energy.