happy year(s) ahead
On a recent podcast episode hosted by Jenna Zoe, I listened to David Ghiyam share some inspiring, applicable concepts for life and business from Kabbalah. One thing that stuck with me personally was that, when faced with uncertainty, we can be certain that certainty will come instead of worrying about any current lack of it.
It’s natural and positive to focus on future outcomes if it doesn’t constantly keep us from being present. Anxiously dwelling on what’s next in lieu of staying calmly alert in the moment can cause both physical and mental dis-ease (mindfulness practices like yoga / movement and meditation can help with this).
It’s also natural for us to hit obstacles in which all certainty goes out the window. Case in point: I’ve moved homes more than 10 times (maybe even 15?) over the last 6 years. With one of those moves being cross-continental – including a few times within 2020 – you can imagine the amount of uncertainty I’ve had to come to terms with.
Although I’ve learned that uncertainty is a universal experience, these circumstances have also resulted in a fair share of anxiety around anticipating what’s next.
And although I’m much more settled in a physical space since I started my moving saga in 2018, the aforementioned anticipation and some of said anxiety remains.
Certainty is grounding; it makes us feel protected and empowered. Certainty is useful until it’s something we rely on for security / validity / control / etc.
Uncertainty is an opportunity to build resilience, trust, and creativity. Uncertainty is useful until it is something that dominates our wellbeing and causes excess stress…
…it’s cyclical; it’s part of the human process; it’s normal to feel a lot of emotions around both circumstances (excited, scared, ready, unprepared, overwhelmed, etc).
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