{"id":766,"date":"2011-12-07T05:51:26","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T10:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/awakeintheworld\/?p=766"},"modified":"2011-12-07T05:51:26","modified_gmt":"2011-12-07T10:51:26","slug":"love-and-embrace-uncertainty-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/awakeintheworld\/2011\/12\/love-and-embrace-uncertainty-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Love and Embrace Uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face&#8230; we must do that which we think we cannot.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Eleanor Roosevelt<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/%7E\/media\/6CD5AA2B202C4C4C8A6565648BA223DE.ashx?w=400&amp;h=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of my teachers repeated, \u201cLove my uncertainty.\u201d Uncertainty has always been very difficult for me to embrace. I like to know what\u2019s going to happen next and I try to plan ahead as much as possible. But when I plan too much I don\u2019t leave space open for Divine play. My personal life has recently taken a painful and unexpected twist. A relationship that I value is ending and I have done all that I can do to make it work, but to no avail. I have two options \u2013 accept and move into the unknown or try desperately to hold onto something that will create more pain, stress and illness. The embracing the unknown can feel scary, but this is the path I\u2019ve chosen.<\/p>\n<p>In reality every day we awake not knowing what will happen to us. In modern, Western culture, many things move along in a predictable, even manner. But when the unexpected happens we\u2019re often unable and unwilling to look at the opportunities it brings. So many people said they changed their lives and moved to different, better places following the 9\/11 terrorists attacks. Others moved away from New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. So far most of these people have felt that their moves were for the better and were really part of the Divine Invisible Hand moving them. The moves made them slow down, some moved closer to family and others appreciate the moment more.<\/p>\n<p>If you are in a situation of uncertainty \u2013 looking for a job, worried about a situation, waiting for a mate, always hoping for something that has not yet come, open up and look around. Say a prayer of gratitude for what is and accept the future with all the twists and turns it may bring. Take a deep breath and smile. Yes, smile. Right now everything is okay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio:<\/strong> Debra Moffitt is author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Awake-World-Practices-Divinely-Inspired\/dp\/0738727229\">Awake in the World: 108 Practices to Live a Divinely Inspired Life<\/a>. A visionary and teacher, she\u2019s devoted to nurturing the spiritual in everyday life. 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