From The Ridiculous To The Sublime -#98

It's still winter!

If you know me, you have undoubtedly noticed the last two silly posts were out of character. That being the case, you won't be surprised that our focus now shifts to the sublime (look it up - I had to).   

Reading Pema Chodron is a sublime but slow process for me. Her books are so rich; she packs so much into a sentence and a page. 

I purchased one of Chodron's newest books, Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change, several months ago. In spite of the fact that the book's Overview (an Agnes DeMille quote) doesn't use the word mystery, it is an apt descriptor of why this blog is my passion:

"Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little. The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark."

When exploring mysteries, one takes leaps into the dark over and over again. Her quote really spoke to me about the risks one has to take to really be alive; about the wisdom of celebrating uncertainty. How do you deal with uncertainty? What risks are you willing to take to be fully alive? Share with us on the comments page.

Who was Agnes De Mille?

Find out next week - Midweek break will explore this mystery!

Thanks for exploring the mystery today - Nicky Mendenhall