Embracing uncertainty

We tend as humans to strive for certainty and definition, hard lines and comprehensible patterns, familiar routines and rituals. Life, however, is rarely certain or hard edged. We don’t know how long we have here on earth. Sometimes it’s tempting to follow a leader just to have some clear rules to obey. We may well want a rest from change. But change is the essence of growth and more often than not is complex, interdependent and not entirely predictable. What’s most interesting and inspiring in life is hard to pin down and fully define. You can’t draw in black lines the feeling of walking home after your first kiss. Uncertainty is full of promise…