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#1

“You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.”
― Max Ehrmann, Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life

tags: life, uncertainty

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#2

“Let go of certainty. The opposite isn't uncertainty. It's openness, curiosity and a willingness to embrace paradox, rather than choose up sides. The ultimate challenge is to accept ourselves exactly as we are, but never stop trying to learn and grow.”
― Tony Schwartz

tags: acceptance, certainty, curiosity, growing, learning, letting-go, openness, paradox, uncertainty

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#3

“In an era of stress and anxiety, when the present seems unstable and the future unlikely, the natural response is to retreat and withdraw from reality, taking recourse either in fantasies of the future or in modified visions of a half-imagined past.”
― Alan Moore, Watchmen

tags: angst, anxiety, conservatism, delusion, psychology, uncertainty

334 likes

#4

“Risk means 'shit happens' or 'good luck”
― Toba Beta, Betelgeuse Incident: Insiden Bait Al-Jauza

tags: good, life, luck, risk, uncertainty

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#5

“Nobody knows how things will turn out, that's why they go ahead and play the game...You give it your all and sometimes amazing things happen, but it's hardly ever what you expect.”
― Gennifer Choldenko, Al Capone Does My Shirts

tags: live-in-the-moment, optimism, possibility, uncertainty

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#6

“Embrace relational uncertainty. It's called romance. Embrace spiritual uncertainty. It's called mystery. Embrace occupational uncertainty. It's called destiny. Embrace emotional uncertainty. It's called joy. Embrace intellectual uncertainty. It's called revelation.”
― Mark Batterson, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day: How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars

tags: joy, life, romance, uncertainty

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#7

“Beyond all sciences, philosophies, theologies, and histories, a child's relentless inquiry is truly all it takes to remind us that we don't know as much as we think we know.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

tags: challenge, children, curiosity, education, history, humility, imagination, inquiry, intelligence, knowledge, not-knowing, philosophy, questions, science, theology, uncertainty, wisdom

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