Hey everyone, it's Dora here. I just want to let you know that we've launched a brand new

call and advice podcast called Dear Headspace. Each week the headspace teachers along with

some amazing new friends are answering your questions about relationships, work, life,

mindfulness, and just about everything else. It's so different from anything we've ever

created and we're so excited for you to hear it. Dear Headspace comes out every Tuesday

on the Headspace app and anywhere you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening.

Hi, my name is Dora. Welcome to Radio Headspace and to Friday.

To begin, close your eyes if you can and just take a moment to center and ground yourself

before we begin today. I wanted to share this quote with you from the

Buddhist teacher, Pema Children's book, when things fall apart. It goes. When we think

that something's going to bring us pleasure, we don't know what's really going to happen.

When we think something's going to give us misery, we don't know. Letting there be room

for not knowing is the most important thing of all. And when you're ready, just gently opening

your eyes. Welcome back. So I was reading this book a few months ago and it's funny because

I was reading so that I could know more about myself and about the situation that I was

in. And this idea of knowing it all or even just this illusion that we have to know it all

is so present in my life. And by knowing it all or aspiring to know it all, this can

create resistance in the mind. And I think that resistance comes from the fear of not

being in control. Because what happens when we don't know everything, is it even okay

not to know and if not, well, why? What space does this give us to be curious when we have

to be so certain all the time? When we strive to be in control, we lose out on connection,

on imagination and growth. By definition, someone who knows it all is a person who acts as though

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