Surrendering to the Waves of Paradox
#010 - On embracing contradictions, finding joy in the chaos and harmony, and launch week reminders . . .
I had a beautiful conversation with a friend this afternoon about paradoxes. About learning to embrace the “both/and” situations that life so often presents at key moments of our lives, and surrender into them.
With less than 6 days until the launch of my book, I find myself feeling battered by the waves of paradox that are crashing up against the shores of my emotions. The truth is that this moment in time is a blend of excitement and terror, joy and sadness, confidence and fear— a full symphony of emotions that have been the undercurrent of my journey. It's the realization of a dream I've held close to my heart for years, yet now that it's unfolding in front of me, I see doubts emerging like shadows in the twilight and find myself resisting more than embracing what comes next.
This isn't a testament to ingratitude or even a belief that I can’t do this, or that I’m not ready to do this; it's an acknowledgment of my humanity. The paradoxes in this moment aren’t…
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