Claire felt overwhelmed by life’s uncertainties. A self-imposed pause helped her find solid ground | Sara Mussa

Claire

, a 38-year-old client came in to discuss difficulties she'd been experiencing in her workplace as a teacher.

Claire 's most difficult hurdle was tolerating the uncertainty, it was also letting go of the outcome.

Some people thrive living unpredictable lives, but others find the randomness and uncontrollability of life highly distressing.

We may never be able to eliminate our exposure to uncertainty but we might find ways to integrate it in our everyday life.

It is clear there are many issues that leave us uncertain, ranging from the global, to the personal.

These uncertainties can accumulate and cause stress.

The remedy does not come from trying to control all facets of life.

It comes from understanding and welcoming the new, the odd and the unpredictable, which give life its colour regardless of hue.