3/20/2020 0 Comments UnknownThe Wisdom of Not Knowing: Discovering a Life of Wonder by Embracing Uncertainty by Estelle Frankel This is one of the best books I've read in a while. It deeply resonates with what I have been learning on the fertility journey and in ongoing transitions in life and work. While anxiety-provoking at times, I've found that when I'm spiritually grounded the unknown can also be a wonderfully creative and open space. My brother used to be a fanatical mountain biker. All his free time was spent riding the steep mountain trails that wind through the Southern California canyons where he lived. Once, while visiting him I decided to hike the trail he was planning to bike. As I wound my way down a steep and narrow segment of the trail, I caught sight of my brother flying down the mountain on his bike. I was terrified as I watched him plummet at breakneck speeds down that narrow path with its giant rock face walls on either side. When we spoke later that day, I asked him how he managed to avoid crashing into the rock face. His response stuck with me and has become an important metaphor for handling obstacles on my own life path: "The trick," he said, "is keeping your eye on the open space ahead and not getting hung up on the obstacles. As soon as you fix your gaze on the obstacles, you are at risk of crashing."
-Estelle Frankel, "The Wisdom of Not Knowing"
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