There's really no such thing as certainty.
Despite our best efforts to create the future, life is pretty uncertain.
When you really look at it uncertainty is absolutely beautiful. When you live in a world brim-full of uncertainty, you give yourself the chance to live in possibility and be truly happy. Those two things come together only when you let go of the past and future and come back to this moment. When you begin to try to separate yourself from uncertainty by trying to paint what your future is going to look like, that is when you can begin to get into a pinch of difficulty.
As exciting as the future can be, you become out of touch with reality and distance yourself from individuals and opportunities that are here right now. There's nothing worse than living in some place that you can't actually go to, and therefore, missing all that is happening in the moment.
I should know. I spent most of my life living in the "promise" of the future.
I refused to live in the present moment.
Not that it was a bad thing all of the time, but it was out of alignment with the deep underlying need and desire for a real connection with others. I knew that I really needed that connection, so I had to start to make some changes. I suspect the balance of where goals and dreams lie with a person who has great ambitions is they must really appreciate what they have now, be the person that they envision in the future at the current moment, and learn that the future is only going to be a representation of deep purpose of what is going on in their life right now.
I spent my entire life looking at the future as the place where everything was going to be fine, but once I got there, everything was still a mess. You can't escape the person you are now, you can only change that person daily and in the present moment.
Learn to tap into this moment and appreciate it for what it is. That's all we're able to do right?
Uncertainty is the name of the game.
Despite our best efforts to create the future, life is pretty uncertain.
When you really look at it uncertainty is absolutely beautiful. When you live in a world brim-full of uncertainty, you give yourself the chance to live in possibility and be truly happy. Those two things come together only when you let go of the past and future and come back to this moment. When you begin to try to separate yourself from uncertainty by trying to paint what your future is going to look like, that is when you can begin to get into a pinch of difficulty.
As exciting as the future can be, you become out of touch with reality and distance yourself from individuals and opportunities that are here right now. There's nothing worse than living in some place that you can't actually go to, and therefore, missing all that is happening in the moment.
I should know. I spent most of my life living in the "promise" of the future.
I refused to live in the present moment.
Not that it was a bad thing all of the time, but it was out of alignment with the deep underlying need and desire for a real connection with others. I knew that I really needed that connection, so I had to start to make some changes. I suspect the balance of where goals and dreams lie with a person who has great ambitions is they must really appreciate what they have now, be the person that they envision in the future at the current moment, and learn that the future is only going to be a representation of deep purpose of what is going on in their life right now.
I spent my entire life looking at the future as the place where everything was going to be fine, but once I got there, everything was still a mess. You can't escape the person you are now, you can only change that person daily and in the present moment.
Learn to tap into this moment and appreciate it for what it is. That's all we're able to do right?
Uncertainty is the name of the game.
About the Author:
Time to live your dream. Evan Sanders is a professional life coach at AYKME Life Coaching and writes blogs about daily life. For more inspiration, read up this article on making a Change For Life and dive into these Quotes On Hope for some good perspective.
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