Dealing with Uncertainty
Keely Adler and
Dealing with Uncertainty
"The leaf falling from the tree reaches the soil. The pebble thrown in the lake will reach the bottom. Equally certain in probability, as is the notion it's time to explore." - Unknown
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"Many, if not most, inherently human triumphs are invisible, unsexy, and deeply personal. Inner work is impossible to describe to others and almost always goes unrewarded because it is not monumental in the conventional sense."
We keep trying to manage ambiguity, and it keeps proving itself unmanageable, ungovernable. I’m coming around to thinking that ambiguity, like change, is a constant companion. And maybe instead of manipulating or avoiding it, we need to listen to what it has to say.
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