Not knowing
In my life right now it is even more important to be okay with the not knowing. I don’t, and can’t, know what is going to happen to me in the future. I don’t know how my next book project is going to look in a month, much less a year. I don’t know how my next trip to the dentist is going to end. I really don’t know much of anything, and I am trying to be okay with that. I do better some days than others. How about you? Do you feel like you know how things are going to turn out, or are you okay with the not knowing?
I seem to be having some issues with my comments. I am working on it, and in the meantime will post a comment that someone wrote and that is not showing up here for some reason:
What pops for me today is that my level of comfort around not knowing depends on the situation and my level of awareness regarding any hidden thoughts, feelings, and/or internal dialog about the circumstance. If I can reach the point of awareness where I cognitively recognize the dissonance created by “I want (or expect) to know” and “I don’t (or can’t) know,” then adjusting to not knowing gets easier for me.
Recognizing the dissonance sheds light on the hidden belief and that I should (or need) to know something. Recognizing this intersection usually helps resolve the discord that not recognizing it created, AND, it usually causes me to remember that I get to choose my attitude (about how I want to be or behave in the circumstance) and what to do next – if anything.
Thank you, Judy, for your continued commitment to writing Bliss. I look forward to reading it each day.
Thank you for asking this important question and inviting out replies.
Isn’t it interesting how life turns us out?