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           Buttheconverseistrueaswell:themoreyouembracebeinguncertainandnotknowing,themorecomfortableyouwillfeelinknowingwhatyoudon’tknow.

           Uncertaintyremovesourjudgmentsofothers;itpreemptstheunnecessarystereotypingandbiasesthatweotherwisefeelwhenweseesomebodyonTV,intheoffice,oronthestreet.Uncertaintyalsorelievesusofourjudgmentofourselves.Wedon’tknowifwe’relovableornot;wedon’tknowhowattractiveweare;wedon’tknowhowsuccessfulwecouldpotentiallybecome.Theonlywaytoachievethesethingsistoremainuncertainofthemandbeopentofindingthemoutthroughexperience.

           Uncertaintyistherootofallprogressandallgrowth.Astheoldadagegoes,themanwhobelievesheknowseverythinglearnsnothing.Wecannotlearnanythingwithoutfirstnotknowingsomething.Themoreweadmitwedonotknow,themoreopportunitieswegaintolearn.

           Ourvaluesareimperfectandincomplete,andtoassumethattheyareperfectandcompleteistoputusinadangerouslydogmaticmindsetthatbreedsentitlementandavoidsresponsibility.Theonlywaytosolveourproblemsistofirstadmitthatouractionsandbeliefsuptothispointhavebeenwrongandarenotworking.

           Thisopennesstobeingwrongmustexistforanyrealchangeorgrowthtotakeplace.

           Beforewecanlookatourvaluesandprioritizationsandchangethemintobetter,healthierones,wemustfirstbecomeuncertainofourcurrentvalues.