You Don’t Have to Know

Making friends with uncertainty is hard, but it’s what we are made for

A creative entrepreneur with a big heart tells me he doesn’t like not knowing. I can see the discomfort in his face, and I get it. When partners are asking for earning forecasts, when you’re in a new area of learning and would like to provide a solid answer that you just can’t give, it can be unsettling not to know. WTF have I gotten myself into, have I done the right thing am I crazy no but yes oh god this feels weird.

The act of creation — whether it’s a painting, a piece of writing, a business, a travel plan, a relationship, a life — involves a lot of uncertainty and faith.

And yet, what I may call uncertainty and a not-knowing, might be someone else’s joyride. From not knowing, we move into seeing something for ourselves.

Every creation has started with an idea that changes along the way.

Imagine this: we NEVER know anyway. There’s an experience of what’s happening in the moment, but most of what we “know“ is made up based on what we’re certain of or confident of happening.

Ask me what I’m doing tomorrow and I’ll tell you I’m swimming at 7:30 am with a couple of friends and I’ll be wearing my new Mango Jolyn swimsuit.