Disappointment is an unspoken teacher. It arrives uninvited, often at the worst times, shaking the foundation of what we thought was certain. A job we believed was ours slips through our fingers. A relationship we poured our hearts into falls apart. A vision of the future we held so tightly dissolves before our eyes.

Disappointment arrives like an uninvited guest. It shows up when a dream unravels, when a relationship ends, when the future we planned no longer exists. Sometimes, it comes quietly—a job we didn’t get, an opportunity that slipped away. Other times, it crashes into our lives—a diagnosis, a loss, a reality so different from what we imagined that we can hardly recognize ourselves within it.

Disappointment is one thing. But when you combine it with uncertainty, it can feel unbearable.

Not knowing what comes next.
Not knowing if things will get better.
Not knowing if what you’re working toward will even be worth it.

Uncertainty makes disappointment feel even heavier because, without clear answers, it’s easy to assume the worst.

• What if I never get past this?

• What if things don’t work out?

• What if this is all just a waste of time?

And yet, if we pay attention, uncertainty—just like disappointment—is an invitation.

It’s a space where transformation is possible.

But only if we learn to hold it differently.