Uncertainty vs. Faith

Doubt is an integral part of pursuing an endeavor. Uncertainty in our ability to parent, find a good job, or put pen to paper can be crippling. 

But there's a difference between doubt and a lack of faith. 

You can lack faith that others will see the greatness in you that you see in you. That's not the same as having uncertainty in your abilities. 

Nonetheless, both require fortitude.  

Whatever it is, You'll Get Through it

Wherever you're at, whatever you're going through, trust that you will get through it. We have a higher capacity for pain that we realize. And when we come out on the other end we not only have an opportunity to gain perspective but also growth. Becoming better at anything, namely life, is unsettling. That's why so few pursue it.

I've discovered it's less important to dissect the root of the pain but what can come of it. Rather than seeking answers we can sit with the questions, especially if they're good ones. As Sir Francis Bacon once noted, "A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

Write, walk, sit, do what you need to but never relinquish hope. Cling to it fiercely and trust that though its embers may at times appear to be subdued it never ceases to shimmer.