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Living Exploration
Discovering What You Want Through Experience
The
road to knowing what you want is often paved with many moments of
learning what you don't want. This holds true in all areas of life,
from work to love. Knowing and accepting this can give us the courage
to keep moving forward when we might otherwise paralyze ourselves with
fear of making a wrong move.
All too often, we expect ourselves
to know in advance what will or won't work. But this would be like
accepting an invitation with a new dance partner only if we are sure,
before dancing with them, that we will want to dance with them forever.
We need to accept the invitation without knowing where it will lead us.
When we accept the invitation, what we are committing to is exploration.
It
helps to remember that choices and decisions are not permanent or final
actions. They are just the first steps in an unfolding process of
inquiry. Many people go to school for one thing and end up in a
completely different career path. This does not mean that they made a
mistake by studying English Literature and then becoming a nurse. One
thing leads to another in ways we can't always foresee.
Try to
remain open and curious all along the way, asking questions. How does
this feel? How could it be better? What changes can be made to improve
the situation? With each modification, you move closer to creating
exactly what you want. But remember, sometimes we need to experience
what we don't want to determine what we do want.
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