What do I do when I don't know what to do next?
A Wilderness Survival Manual a century ago said ‘When (not if) you get lost: Stop. Have a cup of Tea. Climb a tree. Look at where you’ve been. Then, and only then, take a bead on where you want to head next. Go until you’re lost again, or arrive.’
We’re often desperate for the Solution, but if we start anxiously with only that we’re like a Squirrel on the Highway. Solution is the third step. The second step is Fairy Godmother territory: what are you really wishing for here? The first step is acknowledging what exactly has been going on in my experience? How did I get here? What are the chances I’ll just recreate history and wind up in the same place?
The goal of the process is coming to a felt sense of Safety and Certainty.