In the opening episode of a three-part Winter Orchids series, Jodi Rose Gonzales invites you into the tender terrain of faith as a creative practice. Through story, neuroscience, and art-based mindfulness, Jodi explores how uncertainty becomes the very soil where resilience and radiance take root.

Key Takeaways

1. Faith as Active Engagement. Faith isn’t waiting for clarity; it’s staying present in the creative process when everything looks messy. Each brushstroke, collage piece, or journal line becomes an act of trust in emergence.
2. The Muddled Middle. Every project—and every season of becoming—passes through a dark, confusing midpoint. Learning to hold steady in this space strengthens what psychologists call tolerance for ambiguity, a key marker of resilience.
3. The Neuroscience of Not-Knowing
   Uncertainty activates the amygdala’s threat response, which is why “not knowing” feels physically uncomfortable. Yet creative practice rewires the brain toward calm adaptability, teaching the body that mystery is survivable.

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