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Uncertainty
The only thing I know is that I don’t like it and am not certain about that either.
I have a problem with uncertainty. The problem is, I think there is too much of it in my life. So I have spent a lot of time imagining what could go wrong and trying to eliminate ambiguity.
Some of this is good. I exercise and try to eat well to preserve my health. I buy insurance in case I, or another member of my family, gets sick. These are just prudent moves.
The Problem with Avoiding Uncertainty
The problem with planning for the future is that it can keep you from being present in the moment. Instead, it produces a fear of the present and sends us seeking comfort in a tomorrow where certainty may reign.
But that future is a fool’s paradise. It should be clear to you by now that you live in the future of your former self. Your today is the future you dreamed of years ago. And you have hopefully achieved many of the goals your prior self sought, but have those achievements made you feel safe and free from uncertainty?
Nothing you have done up to now has eliminated uncertainty.
Here is the bad news, what you accomplished in the past has left you feeling insecure today, and all you can achieve today is not going to make you…
