The Certain and the
Unknown
I had a call with a client about an upcoming event. During our talk, we discussed
the changes and transformation the organization was going through.
The call was
informative and all business like until the senior executive said something
that went through my very soul.
This woman
who has worked hard and long to achieve the big title she has, said that her organization was going through loads of change; some good, some not so good.
She went on to say
that the company was experiencing a lot of unknowns but that they also had a great
deal of certainty.
I asked her
to repeat what she’d just said and when she did, my heart actually danced and I
had those chills you get when you feel the expectancy of something good.
We all have
unknowns, but still, there are certainties.
Too often, we lean into the worry
and concern around the unknowns. Our mind flips through every negative “what-if,”
in our rolodex of fear and we fail to realize that we can also choose to
imagine the positive.
What are the
certainties in your life?
What do you
know that you know that you know?
Keeping in
mind that your brain does not really know the difference between what is real
and what is imagined and that stress affects you whether founded in the real or
the imagined, what can you imagine better?
I’ve been
sitting here watching the clouds of what could be that much talked about
tropical storm. I remember how my mother would make us unplug everything, turn
off all lights and sit far away from the windows.
I
begin to worry and wonder about the giant trees and all of the glass on my
house, but then I lean into the certainties.
I know that
these trees have been here for hundreds of years.
I know that
God is love.
I imagine
the storm blowing back out to sea or at least waiting until everyone is safe
and surrounded by love.
As I sit and
meditate towards the certain, I watch as the clouds roll away and a humming bird
dances in front of my window.
Life is full of
unknowns; it’s also full of certainty. Choose your seat and sit down.
BE you, be well, be
loved.
Bertice Berry, PhD.
