“At times it may seem worse - harder, at least - to live through the despair of this loss without the temporary comfort of our addictive behaviour. We cannot drown our sorrows. We must face the fact that we don’t know, really, where we are, how we got here, how long the pain will last, or how to move past it. That uncertainty may be the most painful part of not knowing a God: no one is there to reassure us that a God will take the pain and confusion away. We simply don’t know. And we have no way to numb ourselves or to forget the condition we’re in.” KnowsWayMayLongFactsSeemsPainLastsPastFacesMovingLossForgetKnowingConditionsSorrowComfortDespairHarderPainfulGods WillConfusionUncertaintyTemporaryNot KnowingBehaviourNumbHis Loss Author:Marya Hornbacher
“If man were never to fade away ... but lingered on forever in the world, how things would lose their power to move us. The most precious thing in life is its uncertainty.” IfsMenWorldMovingLife IsLosesForeverUncertaintyFadesThings In LifeFade AwayPrecious Things Author:Yoshida Kenko
“If there were a generic one-word expression for 'one whose fear of the uncertainties of success moves him to surrender at the very moment of victory', it would be 'Republican'.” IfsMomentsWould BeMovingExpressionVictoryRepublicanSurrenderUncertaintyOne WordGeneric Author:L. Neil Smith
“Marriages are always moving from one season to another. Sometimes we find ourselves in winter--discouraged, detached, and dissatisfied; other times we experience springtime, with its openness, hope, and anticipation. On still other occasions we bask in the warmth of summer--comfortable, relaxed, enjoying life. And then comes fall with its uncertainty, negligence, and apprehension. The cycle repeats itself many times throughout the life of a marriage, just as the seasons repeat themselves in nature.” StillsSometimesMovingFallEnjoyComfortableSummerSeasonsWinterOccasionsUncertaintyRepeatsCyclesOpennessWarmthAnticipationEnjoy LifeRelaxedDiscouragedSpringtimeDetachedApprehensionDissatisfiedNegligenceAlways Moving Author:Gary Chapman
“I believe that a person should take an affirmative outlook. There are always problems in life, old and new, uncertainties, and unexpected contingencies. The optimal way to deal with this is not to give up in despair, but to move ahead using the best intelligence and resources that we have to overcome adversity.” WayGivingShouldBelievePersonsProblemMovingI BelieveDealsAtheismDespairGiving UpResourcesOvercomingAdversityPositive AtheismUncertaintyUnexpectedNot Giving UpOutlookOvercoming AdversityAffirmativeProblems In LifeMoving AheadContingencyOptimalOld And New Author:Paul Kurtz