Walking Blindly

You don’t have to know where the path leads in order to start walking.

You don’t have to know where the path leads in order to start walking.

You don’t have to know where the path leads in order to start walking.

Yes, I know, having goals and a clear strategy to achieve them is extremely valuable.

That said, the reality is that many of the situations we find ourselves in are inherently complex, and not at all straightforward. And sometimes, understanding what’s in front of us can become a paralyzing challenge.

And that’s where we need to just get going.

Starting to walk with a clear idea of where we are going might be the best option.

But in the absence of that option, in the absence of clarity of destination, standing still is not the next best option.

Sometimes, the next best option is to start walking blindly. To start walking without a clear sense of direction.

Sometimes, the next best option is to just move — because movement is energy.

And energy is what creates change. Changes in environments, in opportunities, in perspectives, in experience and in relationships.

This isn’t a call to just blindly do something random.
But it is a call to stop using the need for understanding as an excuse to start doing.

Yes, sometimes we need to lay out the path before we walk it. But often enough,

“… only as we walk out on the way, the way appears.” (Rumi)

An if you’re less spiritually minded, let Mark Zuckerberg tell you that

“… ideas don’t come fully formed. They get clearer as you start working on them. You just need to get started.”

To getting started,
Phil

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