It’s a mistake to be afraid to make one, just like it’s useless to feel useless. We often feel scared because we’re scared. Or we feel so excited because we’re so excited. Basically it’s a loop we’re getting ourselves into. When positive, ok, when negative, not ok. At this point awareness is key. Whenever, whatever you feel, take a moment and ask yourself: why do I feel this way? This creates a moment of choice for yourself: you can choose to enjoy it, or change it. And if you choose to change it, don’t be afraid to make a mistake for the biggest mistake in life, is being afraid to make one. That’s because mistakes, same as failure, don’t really exist. How that works? Read it here.
Knowing where you’re going…
In our world, ‘certainty’ is very much considered worth pursuing. ‘Knowing were you’re going’, is what that game is called. Whereas ‘uncertainty’ or ‘not knowing where you’re going’, means danger. At least, this is what we’ve been told from a very early age. For example, let’s take a look at the classic Andersen tale of Hansel and Gretel. Hansel and Gretel are left alone in a remote forest.
That’s fine, because Hans is very good at the game of knowing where you’re going. So he came well prepared and left a trail of bread crumbs to find the way home. But, oh no! A bird ate all the bread crumbs! Now they are thrown in utter uncertainty and, having no other option, they start walking – not knowing where they’re going…
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