Most of us have no idea how our lives will end up or where we are going. We deal with this uncertainty by making plans and setting goals. However, what about those times when things didn't work out the way we had planned and things even went sideways? This happens more often than we would like to admit. In our society we are judged by just how well we are able to meet our goals. I love the expression "God laughs when we make plans". There is nothing wrong with making plans per se, but when we expect certain outcomes is when we get into trouble. The Buddhists call this attachment and the more we attach to something, the more we are likely to suffer. From a body-focused perspective, times of uncertainty are times of growth. Now this doesn't mean pain-free growth. Often, when we face our biggest challenges is when we will feel the most discomfort. Our bodies feel like we are getting ready to brace for an impact. Our bodies tense up, we stop breathing, our minds race. Sound familiar? This is just our bodies getting ready to expand into something new and something bigger. If we can breathe through the discomfort, take big deep breaths, and allow our bodies to shake out the anxiety and fear, we will come out the other side with insight and a new found peace in the body. Solutions we could not have thought of before just seem to come out of nowhere. This is the time for action, not before. When we can trust in the letting go and allow our energy to expand to a place that can hold more, we know we have passed through the uncertainty.
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