Learning to Lean In
How do we learn to find peace and clarity in those seasons of life that don't unfold as expected?
This year has been a potent reminder of how little we can say with certainty about the future. But knowing the future is uncertain is quite different from accepting it.
Typically, the natural response to the unknown is fear. But take caution: fear of an uncertain future can stop us from doing great things, and it can keep us holding onto things that are hurting us. I encourage you instead to lean into the fear, learn to become comfortable with this fear rather than resisting it, or judging it as a sign of weakness. For within this fear is growth, and the road towards great discovery, and deeper levels of peace.
And then, when the unknown future throws the unexpected your way and you respond instead of react, fear then transforms before your eyes. It becomes resilience, balance, and excitement, and in the process you will have experienced something new and beautiful! Please loves, don't deny yourself this gift.