Confusion and Clarity
Certainly, I have been guilty of this. I have been guilty of spending too many nights sleeping with confusion. Over time, it’s taken more from me than just sleep and energy.
In my quest for balance and harmony though, our relationship has changed. I have learned to give confusion its space. I have learned to not push or rush, but to allow. Soothing my anxieties, I’ve learned to respect confusion for what it is—allowing time and the season for clarity to arrive. I have learned to not hold clarity as superior over confusion, as I know they both come bearing their own set of life lessons. Even so, I do, admittedly, have a favorite. . .
Eventually, the winds do shift. I awake to a new day, and I immediately notice something is different. Only after waiting, patiently and expectantly for the rain to stop—do I find it. And there it is, right over there: clarity. Only then do I know it’s time to move on, again, and to proceed without caution. To this end, I have also learned that even clarity requires courage. I know that clarity will often challenge me to be the best version of me by setting a boundary, saying no instead of yes, and walking away when its time. Clarity requires us to be strong and obedient to the things we eventually see with clear eyes.
Welcoming in a peaceful perspective,
Maybe your issue is not that you are confused, maybe it’s the relationship and perspective you have towards confusion. What would it look like, today, to create space for confusion? What would it look like to trust that this confusion too shall pass? What would it look like to trust that clarity is the yin to the yang of confusion? Either way, they are both offering you balance in your life.