"When you are confused, celebrate. In this moment, you're free from having to know, liberated from the burden of expertise. There is no step from confusion to clarity; you clearly see confusion, and so clarity is already closer.
When you have doubts, celebrate. You have remained curious, and you haven't settled for second-hand answers, or fixated on a fixed conclusion. You're free from certainty, the great weapon of the ego.
When you feel fear, celebrate. You are moving into the unknown, leaving the known world, the dying world, the old world. Stepping into the new. Fear and excitement are so close, here. The illusory armour of the separate self is breaking apart; life is flooding in.
When you feel anger, celebrate. Feel its ferocity, its power, the cry of a velociraptor. Life is surging through you, raw, unfiltered. You are on the verge of finding your song, fighting for a cause with passion, standing up for those without a voice.
When you get lost, celebrate. In every great journey, the hero loses their way sometimes. Get lost, and find yourself. Find presence, the breath, the beating of the ancient heart. Take the giant step of not knowing which step to take; a perfect step. Trust the doubting too. And your path will find you, moment-by-moment.
When you feel sorrow, celebrate. You are not numb. You have not closed your heart to the unwanted. You are wide open to life, sensitive. This old familiar friend has come to you for help. She is not a mistake. She only wants to warm herself by the fire of your presence.
When you feel that you cannot celebrate life, celebrate. You are honest, you tell the truth of the moment, your eyes are open." ~ Jeff Foster
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