Heart 💖of Healing: The Gift Hidden in Uncertainty
- Upan Lifton
- Apr 22, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: Apr 29, 2025
Messages From The Heart of Healing
What if the very thing we’ve been taught to fear is the doorway to everything we truly desire?
Uncertainty.
Just the word can stir discomfort.
It suggests not knowing, not controlling, not being prepared.
And yet, within that space—beyond the mental scrambling and emotional tightness—lies something most of us forget to look for: Power.
Not the power of force or dominance.
But the gentle, generative power of possibility.
🌱 The Creative Space of Not Knowing
Imagine the moment before a masterpiece begins—the empty canvas, the silent stage, the blank page.
That space of “not yet” is uncertainty.
It’s not a void to be feared, but a womb of creativity waiting to be trusted.
Every healing moment starts here.
Every spiritual breakthrough, every moment of unexpected grace, every joyful surprise comes not because we controlled the outcome, but because something unplanned was allowed to unfold.
What if uncertainty isn’t a problem to fix… but a mystery to welcome?
🌟 Whole Mind vs. The Reducing Valve
Deepak Chopra, echoing the insights of Aldous Huxley, reminds us that we’re born with what he calls whole mind—a vast awareness with panoramic vision.
But over time, we narrow that vision through what Huxley described as a “reducing valve.” We start to rely on fixed beliefs, routines, judgments, habits.
We seek certainty to feel safe—and unknowingly cut ourselves off from wonder.
The reducing valve may help us survive—but it keeps us from thriving.
💫 Trusting the Now
Life offers continuous renewal, inviting us to engage with the present.
Each moment is a chance to shape the future through our actions and choices.
Fear of the unknown can disconnect us from the present, transforming uncertainty into anxiety.
However, by confronting uncertainty with curiosity and openness, it becomes a guide to wholeness. Embracing the unknown allows us to reconnect with our whole mind, transforming life from a series of challenges into a magnificent adventure.
In healing, as in life, there comes a moment when we must decide:
Will I cling to what I know, or will I open to what might be?
When we meet it with curiosity, gentleness, and breath… it becomes sacred.
A teacher. A guide. A gateway on the return journey to your wholeness.
✨ A Simple Practice: Breathing into the Unknown
Find a quiet space. Close your eyes and breathe normally.
Repeat silently: “I don’t know what comes next… and that’s okay.”
With each inhale, whisper: I am open.
With each exhale, whisper: I am safe.
Rest in that space for a few minutes, allowing the breath to soften the need to control.
🌀 A Gentle Reminder
You are not here to have everything figured out.
You are here to live, to grow, to experience, to love.
To let life surprise you.
The heart of healing is not found in certainty.
It’s found in surrender. In trust. In remembering that you are already whole—even when the path is unclear. Let that be your strength today.
🌿 Reflection:Ask Yourself...
Where in your life are you being invited to trust something bigger than your current understanding?
Next Step: When you're ready, breathe into the unknown. That’s where the miracle lives.
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