Trust the Unknown / by Alexander Lyadov

Yesterday, you planted an acorn in the ground, dreaming of one day having an oak tree. Today you can't wait to find out how much it's grown.

Will you dig it up to satisfy your curiosity and quiet your anxiety?

I hope not. Otherwise the whole point is lost.

Nature doesn't do rush jobs. The process underground runs nonstop, even when nothing's happening above the surface.

Someone will roll their eyes: "What's the point? This is all so obvious."

Really? What about your own development and growth?

Do you allow your Process to remain invisible for a long time?

Or do you start digging inside yourself in search of “progress” and “results”?

This is where it gets trickier — an unknown fruit has fallen into your soil. What if it needs not a month, but a year or five to build its root system?

This is the core question of trusting the fertile uncertainty within yourself.

And if you want to worry less, you don't have to bet on a single tree — you can tend an entire garden. The land is all yours.

Sincerely yours,

-Alexander


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