The Peace of I Don’t Know.
For so long, I thought certainty was the key. That if I could just map it all out—every step, every possibility—I would feel safe. I would be in control. I would be prepared.
But life has a way of unraveling even the best-laid plans. And will quite literally show you what you need to learn. The answers I once clung to started dissolving. The ME I though I was dissolved with them. The pathways I was so sure about shifted. Right from under my feet. And in that unraveling, I faced the one thing I had spent my whole life avoiding: I don’t know.
At first, it was terrifying. The unknown felt like a void, an abyss where I would lose myself. But as I softened into it, something unexpected happened. When the false ground gave way, I discovered I wasn’t falling. I was being held.
The “I don’t know” became a portal. A doorway to deeper trust. A surrender into something wiser than my mind’s need for control.
I learned that “I don’t know” isn’t a failure. It’s an invitation. It’s where curiosity lives, where possibilities open, where true guidance emerges—not from force, but from alignment. (authentic power)
Getting here wasn’t easy. It took unwinding old conditioning that told me uncertainty was dangerous. It took sitting with discomfort instead of rushing to fill the space. It took learning to feel safe in the in-between, where clarity isn’t immediate but is always unfolding.
Now, I see “I don’t know” as a sacred space. A space where my nervous system can exhale. Where I stop pushing and start allowing. Where I trust that even in the uncertainty, I am still being guided.
And from here—this space of peace, not panic—clarity always arrives.
So if you’re in an “I don’t know” moment, let it be a breath instead of a burden. Let it be a pause instead of a problem. Let it be the place where something even better than certainty begins to take shape.
Because sometimes, the most aligned path can only reveal itself when we stop demanding answers and start allowing truth to emerge. Can you be willing to allow it?
xo, Emily
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