April 8, 2016

Not Knowing


Poet Jeanne Lohmann writes: "Two more words to let go: never and always, and through the space they leave I look out on possibility where categories become boulders beside the trail." What if the trail was covered in possibility and not knowing?

There's so much I assume I know: the way a person (always) acts, how a situation "should" be, or the conditions I need for happiness. But these aren't the truth, they're just expectations. And when I expect things to be a certain way, I invite disappointment.

Though it challenges me daily, I'm trying to not know; to allow for possibility. Because people change, surprises happen, and curiosity opens my heart. After years in academia trying to analyze, understand, and know, I open to the mystery of this moment: Who knows what might happen? This question makes space for possibility, surprise, and wonder. It softens my heart and opens my mind.

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4 comments:

  1. Thank you so much, dear Joy! Exactly what I need now, in these days of uncertainty and fear in both my native and actual country ... I am traveling quite a lot between the two these days and our sense of freedom is really changing. It's more important than ever now to see the nuances, the shades, the grading in between two extremes ... There is always flexible space, always potential, always possibility. Where many doors are closed, I'll always hope for at least one to open ...

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    1. Such beautiful, poignant, wise words, Elke. Thanks for sharing. Hugs to you!

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  2. Beautiful. Your photography has me spellbound.

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    1. What a beautiful compliment. Thanks for visiting, Lisa!

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