Embracing Uncertainty

"If you’re feeling frightened about what comes next,

don’t be.

Embrace the uncertainty.

Allow it to lead you places.

Be brave as it challenges you to exercise both your heart

and your mind as you create your own path toward happiness;

don’t waste time with regret.

Spin wildly into your next action.

Enjoy the present,

each moment,

as it comes,

because you’ll never get another one quite like it.

And if you should ever look up and find yourself lost,

simply take a breath and start over.

Retrace your steps and go back to the purest place in your heart...

where your hope lives.

You’ll find your way again."

For the past six weeks or so, I've been struggling because I can't stop thinking about the future. I don't like the uncertainty. I don't like the fact that my future is about to change drastically. The amount of regret I feel is so overwhelming at times that it distracts me from living in the moment. Simply writing and thinking about this is causing extreme amounts of anxiety. I can feel my shoulders tensing and my mind racing.

This is the moment, when the anxiety begins, that I need to learn to step back and breathe. I need to think about the quote above. Rather than allowing the uncertainty to consume my thoughts, I can use it to fuel my next move. Yes, I have made some mistakes in the past but that doesn't mean I can't redirect my future. The uncertainty provides me with an opportunity to be brave and take each challenge as it comes.

I'm not a bad person. In fact, sometimes I think I'm a really good person... Who makes mistakes. Unfortunately, I have been dealt different cards than most but that doesn't need to ruin my entire life. We all go through life at different speeds, and that's okay.

So for today my only goal is to remain present in the moment. I can't control the future, but I can embrace the uncertainty to fuel my next move rather than allowing it to cripple me.

Progress.