Embracing the unknown

“The unknown is where all outcomes are possible; enter it with grace.” ~Message on a Yogi teabag

I’ve always struggled with the unknown. The unknown is the gray area; a state of uncertainly; a question mark dangling over the future. The unknown leaves us hanging. The unknown leaves us alone with an overactive imagination.

If I’m waiting for the results of a medical test, for instance, I envision all sorts of worst-case scenarios. If someone doesn’t answer my email or a text message, I tend to assume something is wrong.

Of course, life is jam-packed with uncertainties, large and small. So when I read the above message on my teabag tag last week, I took it to heart. (I happened to be waiting for medical test results.) From now on, when I’m struggling with “the unknown,” I’ll let go and try to enter it with grace. How do you deal with the unknown? ~CL