How to Release Worry and Embrace Uncertainty

“Fear, uncertainty, and discomfort are your compasses toward growth.” ~ Celestine Chua Uncertainty can be the glue for anxiety if you allow it. One thing can snowball into another and soon you are looking at the road ahead, absolutely dumbfounded about which way to go. It shakes us to our core; it disrupts our security, our stable foundation and makes us feel unsettled, even a bit lost. But can our lives change without uncertainty? I don’t believe they can. Two years ago, I found myself wondering: Is this all there is? The road I’ve been on is where I’ll stay; no passionate youthful ambitions, no joyful exuberance; just working and paying the bills, day in and day out. That’s being an adult, isn’t it? At least I have a comfortable life, I told myself, with little disruptions, no drama, and nice friends that I have trouble feeling close to. There must be something better, I told myself. I searched everywhere. Then I found my passion. It was buried deep. I dusted the cobwebs off. I wondered why I had abandoned such a beautiful passion. Then I remembered, convincing myself decades ago, that my passion had no real use, especially in a world that valued money above everything else. But it made me happy, so I worked at my passion twice a week in the evenings when I had time. It was a very busy time. I had little space left for my distant friends, superficial dating, or any of the other things that were slowly draining my soul. Miraculously, my passion had qui...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Publishers Tiny Buddha anxiety change Passion Uncertainty Worry Source Type: blogs