Making Peace with Uncertainty

These past 6 months have brought some big changes to my life.

And as I get closer to my 50^th birthday,

it feels like I'm standing at the precipice of a big transition.

I'm noticing an old tendency to grasp for certainty.

There’s an anxious part of me that wants to know what comes next.

But I'm learning to accept this liminal space I'm in.

I don't need to know all the answers today.

We often keep ourselves from relaxing into peace 

until we have certainty in our life.

But that's not really how life works, is it?

Clarity rarely comes before we start the journey.

It arrives once we have the courage to take a step,

even when there’s no guarantee of a particular outcome.

Sometimes we’re not sure what step to take.

And it's uncomfortable to be in the gray area of uncertainty.

But as a dear friend recently reminded me,

it's okay to be in the gray area.

It's even necessary sometimes.

We can focus on what's present and true in this moment.

We can make peace with not seeing or knowing,

until the next step becomes clear.

✨ Being in the gray area is an equally important part of the journey. 

It's where the next phase of life begins to take shape.

It’s the caterpillar in the cocoon.

You can prepare.

You can show up.

You can be present and intentional.

You can do everything you can...

But you cannot control timing,

the outcome,

or other people’s choices.

Peace begins where control ends.

We don't need certainty about what comes next

to allow ourselves to be at peace with where we are now.

We live in a world that expects instant results,

but life unfolds in seasons.

Some answers take weeks to arrive.

Some wings take months ~ or years ~ to grow.

That doesn’t mean there’s nothing happening.

Just like the caterpillar,

you're being asked to trust the gooey in-between space.

I've learned that the more you learn to love yourself,

the more you’ll trust yourself to rest in those in-between spaces.

You don’t need to know exactly what’s coming next.

You can make peace with uncertainty,

because you can trust yourself to meet whatever arrives.

Trust life.

Trust the timing.

Trust the process.

Trust yourself.

Relax into the peace of knowing that whatever life brings,

you’ll step forward, meet it, learn from it, and grow through it ~ when it’s time.

"When you become comfortable with uncertainty,

infinite possibilities open up in your life." ~ Eckhart Tolle

🦋 Trust the In-Between

I invite you to take a slow, deep breath.

As you release it, feel your feet beneath you.

Notice that even without knowing where you’re going next,

you are supported.

You can relax right here.

Breathe into that knowing for a few moments.

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Let’s rise together ~ in Love & Light,

Jaime

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