Exploring the unknown
Many of us have a deep fear of the unknown.
What if your life is being kept small, and less than what you truly want from it, because of an unrecognised fear of the unknown.
In her book 'A Field Guide to Getting Lost', Rebecca Solnit shares the story of how she stumbled across a strange quote by the pre-Socratic philosopher Meno, that changed how she viewed the value of willingly exploring the unknown.
The quote is:
"How will you go about finding that thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you?"
Many of us hold a deep fear of the unknown. Uncertainty is our worst enemy.
We prefer to stick to the rules, the road, the well-worn concepts that are familiar to us, rather than venturing off into the wilderness on a uncertain mission to discover 'new' things.
Our dogged repetition of the past simply produces more of the same and we deny ourselves the chance for growth and novelty.
But you can't find a better future through the repetition of the past.
There is magic in taking a wrong turn, the reward could be an unexpected new experience that completely shifts your perspective on life.
Maybe a recalibration of what safety actually looks like is needed.
Holding onto used futures is where the real risk lies, staying curious and welcoming of the bigness of life can only give one many more beautiful, glorious options.