Copious amount of lines have been written about the need to step out of our comfort zones while the voice in our head seems to be (far often than not) reining us in from doing so.
Life doesn’t pause for our precious creating moments. Sorry. The leap of faith is your best bet. Showing the courage to embrace the unknown, the uncomfortable, the uncertain.
The universe, contrary to perception is a willing ally in our pursuits. Especially when we show the courage to dance with the unknown. Drown the noise and doubts in our head. It begins to remove those impossible obstacles and show us the way. And during the ride, you begin to find co-creators, believers and collaborators hand holding you towards the chosen destination.
Just like a lot of corporates, the universe too has an R&R( Rewards and Recognition) program. So, not only does it bestow its affection for the courage you bring in, it also rewards you for it.
‘Afraid is a country where they issue us passports at birth and hope we never seek citizenship in any other country.’- Audre Lorde
Discomfort is a proxy for progress. Just as change is the only constant, the only certainty is uncertainty. And knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security. Life is shot through with uncertainty and sometimes that uncertainty rears its head in profound ways. The assertion here, however, is that there really is no creativity without uncertainty. Put another way: dubito ergo creo. This is Latin for, I doubt therefore I create.
The outside world provokes, persists and insists that we change the story we tell ourselves. Our attitude doesn’t have to be driven by the outside world, but sometimes they overlap.
What American ethnobotanist and mystic Terence McKenna said in one of his classic lectures, speaks directly to the power of showing courage and deliberately doing things that make us uncomfortable. You can watch the hugely inspiring video here https://youtu.be/RdJWF0xDjcI?si=BzFpQP8MSfTnt5tj
To quote a small excerpt from one of his classic lectures ” Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles.
Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under, it will lift you up.
This is the trick. This is what all these teachers and philosophers who really counted, who really touched the alchemical gold, this is what they understood.
This is the shamanic dance in the waterfall.
This is how magic is done. By hurling yourself into the abyss and discovering it’s a feather bed.
—Terence McKenna
ENDS