The Uncertainty Gap

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The Uncertainty Gap

Many parts of me are operating in certainty.

But there is another part that is not.

A part of me has sheared nerves due to trauma.

I am always having to fill in the gap of uncertainty.

It shows up in little ways.

I never know when something will not make sense to me.

Something simple, something obvious.

It is tricky for me.

Troubling.

Today, I remembered the advice to an artist who had developed a nervous shake.

It affected his ability to draw.

A very wise doctor told him to “embrace the shake”.

It is a Ted Talk.

You can watch it.

It occurred to me that I could apply this to myself.

I can embrace the uncertainty.

I know that this will occur.

I will experience a moment of confusion.

As I am trying to figure it out and catch up, I can embrace the uncertainty.

I can refrain from moving into a panic attack.

I can move into a slower pace and take a look at things.

It is okay.

I will figure it out, maybe in a couple of days, weeks, months.

Not in time to get the joke.

Not in time to play along.

But I can give myself compassionate room while I figure it out.

I can embrace the uncertainty.

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