I have to remain teachable if I want to continue to grow. The moment I come to the table with a closed mind, I stop growth and healing. I can't do God's work if I am closed to His will by my own wishes and self will. I take the lessons and they come, at any time and in any guise. It is when I look back do I see that I have been growing, and that keeps me in a state of readiness and open-mindedness.