Daily Question, June 17 What possibilities emerge when I acknowledge that I really don’t know what will happen? 29 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. Malag7 months agoMalagGood question to remind me of the uncertainty of the future and the uneasiness of the desire I feel to create certainty and the frequent deluded thinking that comes with that. The possibility for me is the experience of getting on for the ride and maybe, just a little bit, enjoying and appreciating the view of the world this body is passing through at this moment. Oh, may we all experience the joy of that, just that little bit. 3 Reply devy7 months agodevyDon’t we all want to have control of the future?? Very common particular for those who are anxious. Thanks for this reminder that we cannot control the future and focus each day in the present moment by moment .. 0 Reply reality7 months agorealityI’ll tell you in the future of I ever don’t know 🙂 reality 4 Reply Nicole7 months agoNicoleI can become more present and focus more on the people and the hobbies that make me feel fulfilled. It is wonderful to have the time and space to develop myself as a person. 2 Reply Dusty Su7 months agoDusty SuPerfect timing for this question. I am in quarantine in Australia; my passport country. I am away from my boyfriend who lives in the USA. I am away from my home of 30 years in Thailand. I am holding little legal documentation that could help establish my rights in Australia; my papers are all still in Thailand. I am in limbo awaiting the results of a coronavirus test–after exhibiting mild symptoms. The Australian government announced last night there will be no overseas travel until next year....Perfect timing for this question. I am in quarantine in Australia; my passport country. I am away from my boyfriend who lives in the USA. I am away from my home of 30 years in Thailand. I am holding little legal documentation that could help establish my rights in Australia; my papers are all still in Thailand. I am in limbo awaiting the results of a coronavirus test–after exhibiting mild symptoms. The Australian government announced last night there will be no overseas travel until next year. I am in a state of absolute flux and tempted to go under with anxiety. Instead, I sit with the impossibilities and pray that they are instead an opening to new chances, changes, and better ways of being. I sit and pray with compassion for others in states of uncertainty and know that this is not personal, it is universal. I pray our ways of being on this beautiful planet, our time with each other, and that each endeavor we undertake will never be taken for granted again. May we all emerge better from our not knowing, not being in control, for having to trust for and work toward a better outcome. Read More6 Reply Malag7 months agoMalagMy thoughts are with you. Thank you for sharing this difficult experience of uncertainty. 3 Reply Dusty Su7 months agoDusty SuThank you dear one, that is so kind. 1 Reply Debra7 months agoDebraOh, Dusty Su, you are strong of spirit and resolve. Uncertainty is supplanted by the knowing of the Universe.. You are in my prayers. Blessings. 1 Reply Dusty Su7 months agoDusty SuThank you Debra, I fought long and hard today, and I overcame my fears and some monsters. I am sure it is people’s love and prayers that are upholding me. Much appreciated indeed. Blessings back to you too. I have been sharing various aspects of my quarantine and this is today’s excerpt if you care to read it. 2 Reply Hot Sauce7 months agoHot SauceWhen we acknowledge that we don't know what will happen in the future, everything is possible! Here I was thinking I would travel on a vacation to Atlanta this summer. Covid-19 kinda turned that around, yet in the end, I think it is very probable that I will learn far more about pandemics, economics, and social justice issues through experiencing quarantine and social distancing than I ever would simply visiting a Coca-Cola museum. I also went through a really severe spiritual crisis from 2010-2...When we acknowledge that we don’t know what will happen in the future, everything is possible! Here I was thinking I would travel on a vacation to Atlanta this summer. Covid-19 kinda turned that around, yet in the end, I think it is very probable that I will learn far more about pandemics, economics, and social justice issues through experiencing quarantine and social distancing than I ever would simply visiting a Coca-Cola museum. I also went through a really severe spiritual crisis from 2010-2012 that I thought might be the end of any possibility for happiness, but when things turned around, I was happily surprised and found that I could handle any other struggle that comes around. The possibilities are infinite when we acknowledge what we don’t know. Read More4 Reply Heather7 months agoHeatherIt’s more a thing where I need to learn that it’s okay not to know what will happen. I have issues with loss of control in situations. I am trying to remind myself of the things that I do have control over instead of what ifs, but it is a work in progress. 4 Reply Mark Piper7 months agoMark PiperWhile I’ve improved in my acknowledgement and understanding that life is change, in flux, evolving, growing, et cetera, I have not improved in my knee-jerk and fearful reaction that follows the acknowledgement that I do not know what will happen. I want to plan and to have a process and timeline in place. There it is, “I” and “want” rather than “it” and “is”. When I can chip away at the fear, and stubbornness, perhaps I’ll see the possibilities. 3 Reply Maria7 months agoMariaI would stop pointlessly worrying and be able to live more in the moment 4 Reply Ed Schulte7 months agoEd SchulteThe possibility of new and greater knowing. “Knock and the doors shall be opened”. Words to live by! 5 Reply Brian7 months agoBrianExpectations constrain/limit me, without doubt. Life experiences have truly instructed me “not to take anything/anyone for granted”, and hopefully with honest self evaluation how to better live a life of gratefulness. 4 Reply amacord7 months agoamacordWhen I don’t know what the answers or outcomes will be, I veer into fear and apprehension. I doubt that my good will come to me. My imagination goes on a binge. I would be happier and at ease if instead I opened my mind to the possibility that what happens will be positive and spacious. That perhaps there will be good news. 3 Reply Debra7 months agoDebraThe freeing sensation and the peacefulness of ‘letting go’. 6 Reply 7 months agogiving one’s best. then whatever occurs, we will have no regrets. yet in my experience, giving my best very often looks very different from what I expect from myself. it’s actually a humbling experience. the hero within is humbled by this stumbling me. no applaus, not from inside, not from outside, rather pityful looks. but that’s ok – and actually connected to a little sweet taste of freedom – the freedom to give my best without expectations… I continue to train… 4 Reply Carol7 months agoCarolA sense of relief…a willingness to let go…a reminder that all will be well…As Eckhart Tolle says, “Don’t turn a situation into a problem.” 7 Reply devy7 months agodevyLearning to concentrate more on the present gratitudes and what they have to offer rather than the what if’s that might happen. Count my blessings.. 4 Reply Howie Geib7 months agoHowie GeibThe notion of risk as an ingredient of my lived experience is attractive to me. It’s a way of spicing things up. Not foolishness necessarily, not tempting fate, but acknowledging that despite all my best laid plans and routines, things ‘happen.’ This welcoming the unexpected creates a sense of adventure, I am in some way more aware that I am alive. 5 Reply Carol7 months agoCarolHowie, I smiled when I read your post. It rings so true. In my case when things ‘happen.’ I often sigh and say, “…Oh, well, so much for the best laid plans of mice and women!” 4 Reply Micala7 months agoMicalaYour words are going into my quote book. What a delicious way you have with words and the great adventurous Unknown. 4 Reply Katrina7 months agoKatrinaRelaxing and letting go, while living in and enjoying the present. 5 Reply Sol Borchardt7 months agoSol BorchardtFirst, I let go off my desire to control. Then, I sharpen my senses realizing something inevitably will happen, and the best I can do it is to feel/see/sense it coming and accomodate accordingly. (federico) its freeing. the universe is bigger than my world it opens up to the knwoledge that i need to be flexible (sol) 6 Reply Trish7 months agoTrishMy entire world opens up & there is a sense of freedom. There are no strict parameters that I must follow & creative options present themselves. Scary? Yes…. Exhilarating? Yes…. 5 Reply Kevin7 months agoKevinWhen I don’t have any way of knowing what might happen next it relieves me from concern and worry. Why sweat what we cannot know? 5 Reply 1 2 Next » My Private Gratitude Journal Write an entry in your private gratefulness journal Get Started This site is brought to you by A Network for Grateful Living, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are fully tax deductible in the U.S.A. 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