There’s rarely a moment when readiness arrives. More often, it’s about stepping forward even when your legs shake. Saying yes to something you don’t fully understand — and growing into it one step at a time.

Pregnancy brings this question to the surface. You might feel both adult and child at once — expected to know, yet still learning what life requires. That’s completely normal. Readiness isn’t a destination — it’s a process.

No one is born knowing how to be a parent, a partner, or calm in the face of change. The knowing comes as life unfolds. You don’t learn because you already can — you learn because you must, and because you’re capable.

Alma’s advice:

• Readiness isn’t having the answers — it’s choosing to begin.

• Allow yourself to feel unsure; it means you’re paying attention.

• Trust that strength often appears only once you’ve already started.

No one is finished before life begins. It’s life itself that shapes us into who we need to be.