You know those times in life that are rather confusing? Those times you have what feels like a never-ending case of the stomach flops and feelings of uncertainty. What if I told you to stop wondering what might be, to stop questioning, to stop thinking about what the particular outcome will be, and just live your life? You’d probably tell me that it’s a heck of a lot easier said than done, and I’d tell you that you’re absolutely right. However, I’d also tell you it’s possible. Because it is.
Throughout life, inevitably, we’re going to find ourselves in less than ideal situations. That’s just the way it goes. Whether it’s a situation at work, in a relationship, within our family, friends, or even just within oneself, times of uncertainty will find us. And it can be hard. It can suck. It can make you frustrated, angry, and want to scream at the top of your lungs ‘WHY ME?!’ However, during these times, take a step back and breathe. Just stop and breathe. Don’t be on a quest for the answers every single day. Live your life. Make the most of it. In time, those answers will come.
It can be hard to get yourself to stop thinking about what’s, quite literally, all consuming, but if you try really hard to push it aside, go on with your life, be happy, smile, and live each day as fully as possible, things will eventually make sense and all will fall into place. Where you are right now, at this very moment is exactly where you’re supposed to be. Remember that. You are where you are supposed to be.
I guess what I’m saying is that when your world feels a tad unclear, don’t worry. Don’t freak out. Don’t assume the worst. Just breathe and live through the uneasiness, enjoy the uneasiness, because eventually, it’s all going to become clear. And, I’ll leave you with a quote I heard last week, which you may have seen on my Instagram, that is a good reminder of everything I’m talking about.
“I would like to beg you, dear sir, as well as I can, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers which can not be given to you now because you would not be able to live them, and the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday, in the distant future, you will, gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.” – Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet