Staying at the Edge of Uncertainty - zen habits zen habits

• Most people do not like to be in uncertain situations.
• Instead of an uncomfortable conversation, we would like to let the bad situation be as it is.
• Instead of doing something challenging and creative, we would rather be obscure.
• When things overwhelm us, we would like a simple, quiet way to deal with troubling matters.

We need to come towards the edge of uncertainty, the place we don’t like much, but which is full of growth, learning, creating and inventing. It is here when we toil that we find meaning, intimacy, beauty, love and vulnerability.

Complete uncertainty, when our lives seem in total chaos is not a desirable state to be in, and we rightly should avoid that. The edge of uncertainty is a stateless problematic than an untethered life.

If we can find a little stability, we should move towards the edge of uncertainty, developing a growth mindset.