Have you ever stood at the edge of something new—a project, a decision, a blank page—and felt that quiet, dizzy question rise up?
Do I actually know what I’m doing?
In this episode of None But Curious, we explore a comforting truth hidden inside some of the world’s oldest creation stories: beginnings don’t start with certainty. They start with chaos, curiosity, pauses, missteps—and wonder.
Rather than treating creation myths as explanations of how the world began, we approach them as mirrors for how humans begin again and again in their own lives.
In this episode, we wander through:
• The Rig Veda’s Nasadiya Sukta, a creation poem that dares to say maybe—suggesting that even the gods might not know how it all began
• Hundun, from ancient China, a story of wholeness before categories—and the risk of rushing to clarify what was never broken
• Obatala, from Yoruba tradition, shaping life with care, imperfection, humility, and responsibility
• The Diné Bahane' - Navajo Creation Story, where worlds rise, fall, and rise again—teaching that learning, leaving, and beginning anew are part of life’s rhythm
Along the way, we pause with questions like:
Where are you waiting for certainty before taking a first step?
What if uncertainty isn’t something to overcome, but something to respect?
What becomes possible when you release the need to get it right?
Could some beginnings require leaving rather than fixing?
These stories don’t give instructions.
They offer companionship.
They remind us that beginnings are often lived before they are understood.
If this episode resonates, you’re invited to sit with it awhile. Let the stories linger. Carry one question with you into your day. Notice where you are already beginning—quietly, imperfectly, without a map.
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