a small, uncertain moment

that small, uncertain moment where you could have chosen to move through with a mindset of curiosity instead of fear is where the shift happened. instead of sitting in that uncertain place and seeing the potential, that uncertainty triggered the unknown. maybe you were having an okay time. maybe things were actually and truly okay—and was scary.

but the literal instant that opportunity to choose the mindset of curiosity turned into fear, into resistance, the opened door that’s required for things to turn out okay slammed shut. can it be opened again? sure, of course—no problem. will choosing to move with openness, with curiosity, stop everything that’s happening to you? no. will it make a million dollars in your bank account appear? no. will it keep you healthy? well actually it’ll contribute beneficially to your health since stress lowers your immune system, but technically no.

fear breeds fear. so look those places of fear, of wishing what’s happening away. you’re not wrong to feel how you are feeling—see those aren’t the only feelings here. things can be unfavorable but also okay at the same time...just not in your expected way.

there is a juxtaposition, a shift in perspective, that lets openness breed itself. it doesn’t change what’s taking place. it doesn’t make what’s happening go away. but you, as one person, are everything...and so much more powerful than you remember. let these moments of uncertainty continue to creep up as you know they will. meet them with the respect of seeing them for what they are and not what you’re assuming them to be.

choose to leave room for some favorable outcome by meeting yourself where you’re at—accepting that what’s here is scary to you, and unknown, and that in the past has made you afraid. claim it. own it. this may be why you keep being presented with opportunities just like this.

then remember that you can be curious instead, and in that moment (even if it’s teeny-tiny) you just neutralized the unknown by leaving that door open AND become (gasp!) maybe even a little excited to see what happens.