Heart Advice

4 Things to Help You Make Peace with Uncertainty

''“Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism. It is the belief that problems can be solved, differences resolved. It is a type of confidence. And it is fragile. It can be blackened by fear and superstition.” ~ Bernard Becket

If I had to describe my life, it would be with a single word: “fast.” In high school, I was one of the fastest runners who wasn’t on the track team. In college, I was always trying to get things done as fast as possible – usually homework. After I graduated, I was hired as a newspaper reporter covering crime, court and fire. It was nonstop – a house on fire here, a murder there; I rushed to and from.

Then, I moved to Idaho when my wife was offered a new job. Compared to California, Idaho is slow. There wasn’t the same rush. My life stagnated. With three years of professional writing at a newspaper, I assumed I would have a job within a month or two...''

by COLE MAYER