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The Waiting Game

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Nancy Fowler61 Nancy Fowler61 Member
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#21 ·
VelmaX said:Why does waiting for something totally ordinary sometimes require such an immense amount of strength?πŸ™„

Excuse me, but is this about that specific kind of uncertainty where things could go either wayβ€”good or badβ€”with a 50/50 chance?
If that's the case, I guess we're talking about a fear of the Unknown, which is then softened by nada, the idea that everything will eventually turn out okay, πŸ˜• which ultimately results in what we call Uncertainty?
I would appreciate an answer to this. 😒
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#22 ·
VelmaX said:I totally get where you're coming from, but honestly, I usually don't have the mental stamina required for that kind of passive approach. 😁

But there's actually a different angle I'm chewing on here.

When you're sitting there with zero patience to just wait for things to play out, yet you actually have the power to step in and influence an outcomeβ€”even if that outcome is a total wildcard because of all the uncertainty 😁... how are you supposed to handle that?

Do you just sit tight and do nothing, or do you take the plunge and act?
And how on earth do you decide when to hold steady and when to move, especially when everything is so unpredictable that you can't see what's coming next?

Does that make my question a little clearer? πŸ˜‰


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