Mental Fitness Now™

The quickest way to realize that you need a certain degree of uncertainty in your life is to imagine what would happen if everything was totally pre-planned, predictable and with no chance of surprises. What would your life be like? It would be:

• Boring
• Robotic
• Uninspiring
• Lifeless
• Unchallenging
• Actually, it would be pointless because there would be nothing for you to learn and no opportunity for you to develop as a person

So, if we start to think like this we begin to realize quite rapidly that uncertainty, unpredictability and chance are   a necessary, desirable and integral part of our human experience. Without them life might just about be worth living, but not at all in the same way as it is now.

The good news is that your life is always going to be full to a greater or lesser degree with uncertainty, unpredictability and chance, so no need to worry!

Yes the uncertainty may make you anxious at times. Sometimes things will not work out the way in which you want them to. There is always (until you get to a certain level of your inner development) some pain and suffering experienced with genuine change.

However, wherever there is uncertainty, there is also

• The opportunity to be creative, and participate (in however small a way) in the ongoing creative dance of the universe
• To develop qualities and aspects of yourself that you previously were not aware
• To do things that you would not have thought yourself capable of (in a good way!)
•  To embrace the new rather than clinging to old patterns and beliefs
• To learn how to manage your attachments appropriately (it is primarily our attachment to past beliefs and patterns, and to future outcomes that causes us pain in situations of unpredictability)  
• To experience excitement, anticipation and challenge in a positive way
• To learn to go with the flow of the Universe, rather than fighting against it

 So what I am saying is, the next time you feel the fear and anxiety kicking in as you face a situation of uncertainty in your life:

• Take a few deep breaths
• Recognize the fear without being intimidated by it
• Mentally step forward into the uncertainty that stretches out before you thinking to yourself “Stay on your toes, this is going to be fun!”

 © Toby Ouvry 2010, you are welcome to use this article, but you must seek Toby’s permission first! Contact info@mentalfitnessnow.com