Being ready is not just ticking every box in the check list.
Ready - the early meaning is to be ready to ride, perhaps on horses.
Maybe ready is to be prepared, having counted the cost, to sail the highs and ride the lows, a mindset to have.
Being ready does not mean being unsurprised. Ready signifies in a state with capacity to handle what comes.
You can tick every checkbox off the list, and still, not ready. Ready is being able to step forward to welcome the unexpected, unfazed at the strange and confidently meeting the known and unknown.
