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Some of us are comfortable with not knowing anything and never asking the big questions. That must be somewhat liberating. But perhaps also unsatisfying.<\/div>\n
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For some of us, simple, findable and somewhat mundane information is comforting. We want to know the future so that we can make better decisions or know how something is going to turn out. Do you like to know what to expect each week? Who is planning what, the details on each and every event, and how it will all play out? That is a lot of expectation!<\/div>\n
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Expectation is a dangerous form of attachment. Planning for the future is good, but feeling too certain about it is not. You should plan, but you must let go of expecting things to actually go that way. We cannot know the future. Knowing what is happening right now is hard enough. Let go of knowing the future.<\/div>\n
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Now that you can trust the river of your life, the next step is to trust that the answers you need will come when you need them.<\/div>\n
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But to be human is often to want to know. Once we let go of wanting to know the future, we often evolve to wanting to know the truth. We want to know the truth behind all sorts of things. We want to know how life works and what is on the other side. Some of these questions have answers that are easily found. Some of these questions have answers that take some work (like the answers you will find by working through this roadmap). And some questions do not have answers right now. If you are academically minded, this can be very hard to accept. The quest for answers is as human as the quest for love and acceptance. This does not mean that we should not seek answers. It means that while you work toward the answers, be comfortable in not knowing yet, or not knowing right now. Be comfortable in the fact that you do not know everything and for right now, you do not need to know. In fact, you don\u2019t know much at all in the grand scheme of the universe and never will. And that is OK. You will quest for the answers to many questions. You will find some answers easily, others answers with work, and some you will never know. And that is not just OK, that is human. That is liberating.<\/div>\n
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Trusting that the answers you need will come when you need them is the key to letting go of needing to know right now. Let it be. Plan for your own future. Work towards answers to the big questions. Let go of needing to know right now… and strangely, the answers will come, right on time.<\/div>\n
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A common question at this point is wondering HOW the answers will come? The short answer is that they will come to you as you go about your daily life. Sometimes you will be compelled to seek out an answer online, or seek out a new book to read. You might have a conversation with a friend who will suggest a new book or website or local activity or someone they think you would get along with. Your river will either bring you the answer and put it right in front of your face or it will deliver you the resource that has the answer, if only you will be quick enough to act on it. When you are flowing with your river, you will seem to encounter coincidences that bring you answers as you follow the trail like a detective. Be open to reading that book, doing that search, attending that local activity or talking to that recommended person. Listen within those results for the whisper of your river taking you where you need to be and bringing you the answers you need. When the answers come, thank your river\/universe\/divine for bringing that into your life. Feel gratitude for receiving the answer, and more answers will come.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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