Life is always in flux, always in a continual state of change
Truth be told, we’re never not in a liminal space, never not betwixt & between who we once were and who we’re becoming.
Some seasons of life are more overtly and acutely liminal, while others are more overt, happening in the background whilst we cling to our illusions of certainty & identity.
The truth is, no matter how much willpower we exert over our realities, we really don’t ever know what’s going to happen.
We like to think that we would be happier if we could control all the complex dynamics of human existence…
But would we, really?
What if it’s the mystery that makes life really worth living?
I’ve admitted something to myself, recently (something I’ve always known, really)
I feel the most alive when I’m in the in-between. To me, liminal spaces are imbued with the same feeling as traveling somewhere new or different.
For so long, I saw my lifelong proclivity to flit about as a serious liability to my ability to be successful… but now, I understand it as part of my genius.
It’s only now, in my full embrace of this brilliant aspect of myself, that I’m beginning to understand that you can feel anchored and adrift, all at the same time - and that, for the highest quality of life, we must learn to exist within this paradox.
We can honor both the very real power of personal agency and also the very real power of the unknown.
We have endless masterminds and teachings (as well as society at large) that celebrate and put on a pedestal willpower & control, but I believe we need more spaces that embrace and honor the unavoidable mystery of life.
Because the truth is that, no matter how in control we think we are, there’s more to the picture than we could ever possibly see or comprehend.
We can fight that reality and delude ourselves into thinking we have total control…
Or we can learn to float upon the ever constant, inevitable, and uncontrollable flux of human existence.
We can foster the wisdom to know when to apply personal agency and when to swim in the mystery.
Perhaps, there’s greater power & joy available for us in this paradox than we could have ever controlled into existence.