In the not knowing where we stand, where we are going, or how long it will take. But this one thing stays true even when the darkness seems everlasting: we are hardwired for growth, for unfolding, for reaching, falling, and returning. In the same way that we began as the seed implanted and expanding in our mother's womb so too do we move through life as individuals, as souls incarnate: landing, expanding, unfolding, releasing, and initiating into new forms of existence when the time comes for us to do so. When it comes time for us to do so.

And you must, trust the day to come. Because how could it not? Knowing that we exist, as all of life does, in cycles, you must also yield a certain amount of your anxiety or overwhelm to the certainty that this phase of life you are in will. not. last. forever.

Some of us freeze when times are uncertain. Some of us move so spinningly fast from task to task, devouring to-do lists only to create more. Some of us oscillate between the two states, both of which have this thing in common: fear of the future and an out-of-alignment relationship with control. To freeze is to believe you have no control and to give yourself over to whatever is coming your way next. To be in constant motion is to believe you have all the control, and therefore responsibility, and that you cannot take your eyes off of patrol for just one second.

If you identify as the former state of feeling frozen with uncertainty are currently having a hard time with how fast the world is changing know this: A lot of things are out of your control. But not everything is. Do what you can do. Stop looking at the big picture and zoom in. Feel your heart beat. Feed your stomach. Hydrate. Sweep the floor. Make your bed. Do one small task - not a mental task, not a strategic move your life toward a goal task, not a hard task. Just do one simple task and do you what you need to do for this day. One day at a time.

If you identify as the later state of feeling hyper-active, feeling full of responsibility for your life and the lives of others and the planet, feeling like you can never rest or your life will fall apart, know this: A lot of things are in your control. But not everything is. Do the things you want to do. The things that light you up. The things that feel like nutrition and sleep for your soul. Stop looking at every single thing as your responsibility to take on. Are you awesome and capable? Yes. Is it all up to you? Definitely not. Zoom out. Will the house fall if you leave the dishes in the sink tonight? Will the business go belly up if you miss one email this weekend? Will you get heart disease if you just eat fast food for dinner on the night when you are too tired to cook and just crave comfort and fresh greasy fries? Remember that it is not all up to you and that you deserve your own loving attention just as much, if not more, than every other person and task that you normally put ahead of yourself. You deserve to rest.

Pick the one that feels the most true for you right now. You'll know which one that is. And if you don't. Which one scares you the most? Which one made you say "I couldn't do that because....."

And now you know what you're being invited to do.

With all my love as you root, rise, and bloom,

Emma