Words of Wisdom for October 02, 2025

Doubt Isn’t Dangerous. It’s Sacred.

Adam Grant said, “Certainty is the enemy of curiosity. In a turbulent world, doubt is a catalyst for clarity.”

And it’s true: doubt isn’t something to fear. It’s something to honor.

You don’t see the whole picture—you never have. None of us do. We catch glimpses, tiny specks of eternity through the narrow lens of our experiences.

Even the words we use—like “God”—carry the weight of our limited understanding. They are shaped by everything we’ve lived and everything we haven’t lived.

Certainty hardens us.
Doubt softens us.
Doubt invites us to move beyond our comfort zones, to see from another’s eyes, to walk into uncharted spaces not with fear—but with wonder.

Imagine what could happen if we approached the world this way:
More inner peace.
More compassion for the “other.”
More true understanding—not because we clung tighter to our ideas, but because we dared to grow beyond them.

Certainty builds walls.
Curiosity builds bridges.
Imagine that.
Peace inside. Peace outside.

It’s possible. If we’re willing to doubt… and willing to love.

– Mary Filice, ECG

May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering!

All my best,

–Jerome