Archive for June 2nd, 2018
Uncertainty
Uncertainty is defined as something that is unknown, unsure or in doubt. What can we say that is actually certain, beyond a doubt? How then do we live in and with this uncertainty?
“There is nothing so uncertain as a sure thing.” ~Scotty Bowman
“That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.” ~Anatole France
“To be hopeful means to be uncertain about the future, to be tender toward possibilities, to be dedicated to change all the way down to the bottom of your heart.” ~Rebecca Solnit
“The more ambivalent you are and the more uncertain you are, then you can get something that you cannot anticipate.” ~Elia Kazan
“I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: Love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity to name a few.” ~Brene Brown
“The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.” ~Ursula Le Guin
“..and you get to be at home with change. You get to be at home with uncertainty. You get to be at home with not knowing how it comes out. And you make a plan knowing full well that it may be totally irrelevant a moment later, and you’re at peace with that.” ~Ram Dass
