Letting Go of Worry

What if we knew for certain that everything we're worried about today will work out fine?
What if . . . we had a guarantee that the problem bothering us would be worked out in the most perfect way, and at the best possible time? Furthermore, what if we knew that three years from now we'd be grateful for that problem, and its solution?
What if . . . we knew that even our worst fear would work out for the best?
What if . . . we had a guarantee that everything that's happening, and has happened, in our life was meant to be, planned just for us, and in our best interest?
What if . . . we had a guarantee that the people we love are experiencing exactly what they need in order to become who they're intended to become? Further, what if we had a guarantee that others can be responsible for themselves, and we don't have to control or take responsibility for them?
What if . . . we knew the future was going to be good, and we would have an abundance of resources and guidance to handle whatever comes our way?
What if . . . we knew everything was okay, and we didn't have to worry about a thing? What would we do then?

We'd be free to let go and enjoy life.

Today, I will know that I don't have to worry about anything. If I do worry, I will do it with the understanding that I am choosing to worry, and it is not necessary

Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind.

A trickle of water that drains down the side of a hill poses no problem to

the hill, its vegetation, or the people living in the valley. But if that

trickle grows into a stream, the water will erode a path, carrying along

plants, rocks, and soil, endangering the lives and property of the people in

the valley.

When a worry nags us, it is like that trickle. It poses little threat to us

and can be stopped at any time because it is so small. But if we let more

worrisome thoughts feed into the stream, we will allow it to grow until all

of our thoughts and energy are focused on one worry that has attained great

power.

We all have things we worry about. But we don't have to give these worries

more than passing acknowledgment. The trickles that run through our minds

are okay to have. But to keep them at that size, we need to remember what is

important to us at this very moment. We don't need to let the worries grow.


I have worries just like everyone else. However, I don't have to dwell upon

my worries or make them any bigger than what they are.

I Am Light

I am a child of the universe, fundamentally good. If you dig deep within me, you will find something beautiful and real; you will find spirit. I am not afraid of the light within me and I feel no need to bury it today. Rather than hide my own inner light, I will let it shine through me. When I walk through my day, I will let this light be in me, widen and increase; I will let it look upon others. It is a beautiful thing to have a light within me. I radiate, I shimmer, I glow. I am the vehicle through which soul becomes an actualized force. Today I accept that soul works through me.

I am fundamentally good.
Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can.


John Wesley's Role

Change of scene has no effect upon unconscious conflicts. --Edmund Bergler, M.D.

There's no running away from the internal strife. Whatever haunts us must finally be confronted and resolved if we're ever to grow and thus contribute to our world its due. When we keep secrets locked away, the secrets begin to keep us locked away as well.

It is folly, and yet entirely human, to think a new location, a new job, a new lover will cure whatever troubles us. The truth is, however, that whatever trips us up is at the same time trying to edge us forward to new awareness, and thus the next level of growth. Our troubles are tools for a strengthened foundation. Without them, we'd soon crumble.
When we consider the conflicts we encounter as opportunities for further development, they excite us rather than provoke anxiety. Changing our perspective can make the same scene appear quite new.

How Amazing Is This World

How fantastic it is to imagine a creator, a force behind this wondrous mystery of life. Could it really be possible? Could life and death still be life? Am I just another aspect of the cycle of life, of soul? Who is this power that creates such beauty? This mystery is beyond my powers of contemplation. It humbles me, it puts me into perspective, it makes everything else seem so much smaller. Life. Where do I begin to wonder about it? Is accepting the mystery enough or do I need to solve it in order to enjoy it? Perhaps I am only meant to accept and live with the mystery in order to participate, to stand in awe before that which I can probably never fully understand. Today, at least, that will have to do.

If you're dog-tired at night, it may be because you growled all day. --War Cry

Negative attitudes wear us out. Assuming the worst will happen, focusing on just our faults, constant complaining, are attitudes that bring us down. If we stumble on a flight of stairs and feel embarrassed, it's going to feel even worse if we growl and curse. We'll feel much better if we laugh at ourselves and see the humor.


People want to be around those who are cheerful. The good cheer we send out will come back to us from others who are healthy. We can choose these cheerful people as our friends, and our happiness will grow and blossom in this good soil.

Today let me try to say something cheerful to another.