I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
PurposeGoalsMotivationAvoidanceConfusionGoalSearchUncertainty
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- I know what I want to avoid but not what I seek.
- In plain terms
- I know what to run from but not where to go.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoiding pain is clearer than defining a goal.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are you running toward?
- Why is the future unclear?
Another view
Not knowing goals can be a valid state of openness.
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