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Coming up for air Go lightly
Psychologies UK
|June 2024
Rather than clinging tightly to control, fearful that things will fall apart, Caro Giles sits awhile with uncertainty...
"One of the things we know for certain about life is that nothing is certain. Perhaps it's why I'm drawn to the inevitability of the tides and the cycle of the moon. In a world defined by the unknown, there is something deeply soothing about the reliability of nature. We live in chaotic times though, and as the climate shifts and shudders, it feels more important than ever to reconcile ourselves with change.
I find that I am a funny mixture of impulse and desire for knowledge I chase novelty and adventure, but can also find it hard to sit with the unknown. In recent months, I have started to explore this uneasiness, and wonder how I can learn to let go of this fear.
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