For discussion: another phrase just 'heard'...

[Jace]

"The only certainty is uncertainty"!
by John Allen Paulos.

How do you feel about it?
Deal with it?

 

[CaliS]

...except death and taxes.... right? ;-)

 

[MountainRa]

I think the only certainty is change. It may take awhile but it does come.

 

[MarkD]

"The only certainty is uncertainty"!
by John Allen Paulos.

How do you feel about it?
Deal with it?

I think uncertainty is the rule but we still manage varying degrees of confidence in life. C’est La vie.

 

[PurplePower]

I just looked up John Allen Paulos. It’s interesting that he’s a mathematician. Sounds more like something a philosopher would say.

 

[Knight]

"The only certainty is uncertainty"!
by John Allen Paulos.

How do you feel about it?
Deal with it?

In situations where uncertainty is present I think like this.
Can I control the issue or not?

 

[MACKTEXAS]

The complete quote by John Allen Paulos is: “Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.” Overall, I accept the philosophy to the exclusion of tangible certainties, such as the fact I am living in the present moment and typing this response.

In answer to your question of "How do you feel about it?" I navigate the uncertainties of life as best I can, which is sometimes difficult, due to a personal struggle with anxiety.

 

[Medusa]

The complete quote by John Allen Paulos is: “Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.” Overall, I accept the philosophy to the exclusion of tangible certainties, such as the fact I am living in the present moment and typing this response.

In answer to your question of "How do you feel about it?" I navigate the uncertainties of life as best I can, which is sometimes difficult, due to a personal struggle with anxiety.

I so need this message. Thank you. (A fellow warrior in the anxiety struggle.)

 

[Cornhusker]

I'm not certain how I feel about it.

 

[JBR]

The great Canadian symbol of "the certainty of uncertainty"...

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[Beezer]

I think the only certainty is change. It may take awhile but it does come.

Change is inevitable...except from a vending machine.

 

[Elsie]

I feel certain about it, which prevents worrying about it.

 

[VaughanJB]

"The only certainty is uncertainty"!
by John Allen Paulos.

How do you feel about it?
Deal with it?

We like to feel as though we've got most things worked out, that we can confidently predict cause and action. But we're juggling so many variables in everything we do, aren't we? For example, I just made myself a cup of tea. Easy. I have tea, a kettle, and some milk. But to bring me that one convenience I relied of farmers, farm hands, factory workers, lorry drivers, containers, shipping, someone providing a storage space. Then I needed someone to make that kettle, to design it, engineer it, manufacture it, buy the materials etc. Someone has to make my cup. My milk came from a cow somewhere..... The permutations and complexity that allowed me to make that cup of tea are extreme.

And if they had failed at any key point - no tea for me. I used to work every day with people and they had their own lives!

We seem to notice the uncertainties only when something goes wrong. The rest is taken for granted. When I think of the number of hands and minds that brought my a single teabag, it's truly incredible.

 

[Babs2u]

I think we are living in uncertain times. I know that I am dealing with uncertainty more than usual and have no idea where to go for assurance.

 

[dilettante]

"A quarter is just two dimes and a nickel."

"Capybaras and muskrats are both considered fish."