Don’t be afraid to fall.

The bad news is we’re all falling. The good news is, there’s no ground below.

The first few steps are pretty shaky, but that’s ok. To tell you the truth, that’s how it’s supposed to be at the start.

To begin with, you’re not learning how to walk, you’re learning how to pick yourself back up when you fall, which you’ll be doing a lot. It doesn’t matter if your balance is no good or your coordination is shot. It’s fine if you can barely place one foot in front of the other. All you need to learn right now is how to get yourself off the ground.

This skill will be useful later. Even after many years, long after you’ve learned to run and jump and climb, you’ll still keep hitting the ground, so you’ll be glad you learned how to do it. Falling isn’t as frightening if you know you’ll be able to get up again. Losing yourself isn’t as scary when you know how to find your way back.

But I’m getting ahead of myself. For now, just relax and get the hang of things. This is the beginning of your journey after all. There’s no telling where you’re going or what’s coming. Nowhere has proven itself interesting enough that you want to get there or unpleasant enough that you want to stay away.