The last year has been challenging and confusing for many reasons, but mostly because of the sheer uncertainty we’ve all had to encounter in our personal and professional lives. Constant worry about health & safety, our job security, our lifestyles and wondering about what is going to happen next has incapacitated most of us from thinking clearly.
Hello and welcome back to the Deep Dive series of the Being Meraklis podcast and I’m your host and self-awareness coach Shwetha Sivaraman helping you ask the right questions.
Today, we are going to explore uncertainty and reflect on how we can deal with not knowing what the future brings with elegance and grace.
While uncertainty has always been a part of our lives, COVID has taken it to a whole different level. Many aspects of our lives have been turned topsy turvy and we seem to be spiraling out of control to newer lows with every month the lockdown gets extended. Trust me you’re not alone. This is something we are all encountering as we navigate through this crisis.
But like the Roman philosopher Tacitus rightly observed that this desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise. If uncertainty is unacceptable it becomes fear. If its acceptable it becomes aliveness, alertness, and creativity.
So if you’ve been finding it hard to deal with uncertainty, here are some questions to reflect on to gain that acceptance
Lastly know that uncertainty is the part of life. Look around you in a forest, a deer doesn’t know whether a tiger will attack her when she’s going out to the lake to get some water. The birds in your colony don’t know where there next meal is coming from. Our jobs, our health, our financial stability, and our lifestyles don’t come with guarantees either. The deeper your acceptance of the fragility of our lives, more peace you can make with the daily upheavals and live blissfully.
Deep dive on these aspects the next time you feel overwhelmed by uncertainty and find answers within! If you’d like more 1:1 support with me as your Coach, reach out to me for a 30 min discovery session and let’s explore if self-awareness coaching can help you look inwards and design a life that helps you thrive no matter the external circumstances.