One of my all-time favorite books by Susan Jeffers has this title: Embracing Uncertainty. A new book by Estelle Frankle is called The Wisdom of Not Knowing - Discovering a Life of Wonder by Embracing Uncertainty. I’m about halfway through it and will be interviewing Estelle by telephone Monday. The reason I like both books so much is that when I can stay in the place of embracing the unknown, life is much sweeter and easier to navigate.
The truth is: life is uncertain. We don’t know what’s going to happen from one minute to the next. Even if we don’t want to admit this in our personal lives, one can’t deny it on the political level these days. Every morning, we have to ask ourselves, “What’s he going to do or say today?” This is one of the ways he exerts control - through the chaos he creates. In my lifetime, I’ve never known such uncertainty on the national political stage like we have now. What if we could embrace this instead of pushing against it or denying it’s happening?
Embracing what is doesn’t mean we approve of it or like it. Simply put, it means we stay open to change, evolution, and all possibilities, not just those we can conceive of. It makes each moment fresh and new, not boxed in by our previous experiences or accumulated knowledge. It means living our lives with open hearts and spirits and giving up the need to control what happens next!
Martin Buber wrote this: “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” I believe this is as true of my daily life as it is of my entire life. I don’t know what will happen today. I don’t know what secret destination Divine Mother has in store for me today. It could be a new idea, a new person, a new place, or new purpose. What I do know is I am staying open to the uncertainty and embracing the magic it offers. What about you?
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