Wanting to know what will happen in the future and also being able to control it in some way is nothing new. However, the times we are living in do invite us even more to think (and rethink) about how we can deal with uncertainty.
Uncertainty occurs when we feel the ground we're familiar with shifting and our outlook completely changes. Our predictions for what will happen tomorrow They no longer seem so safe as we once felt they were.
When faced with these sensations and thoughts, our body responds by going into alert mode, causing physical and psychological discomfort.
Although this reaction is normal, There is no need to let this state of alertness flood our lives and prevent us from continuing to create, plan, and dream.
The ability to endure uncertainty is a skill we can work on to ease our anxiety and enrich our lives.
In the article On Trying to Control the Future from The School of Life, We found a very appropriate message to give space to uncertainty:
Our minds, impressive as they may be, cannot peer into the future and strip it of all ambiguity. We are subject to too many variables. Our mental telescopes only allow us to see so far. We must learn to sleep on the pillow of doubt.
That's why it's important reframe our expectations and see what opportunities uncertainty can bring us and how we can frame it in a way that doesn't paralyze us.
Emotional Tools for Dealing with Uncertainty.
To work on these issues, psychologist Nora Zambrano and I have created the online workshop: Emotional Tools for Dealing with Uncertainty.
This is a two-session group workshop and a third personalized session in which we will address emotional management topics from a reflective and practical perspective.
Click here to see all the information or write to me an email if you have any questions or concerns about the workshop.
The invitation is made!
