Actually this is a post I wrote for my "What The World Needs Now" blogsite, however I like it so much that I am going to post it over here as well.
Enjoy!
Free from worry
Stop worrying about being perfect. Just be sincere, honest and authentic.
Stop worrying about what might or might not happen at some future time. Put your energy and attention into connecting with the richness of right now.
Take a deep, refreshing breath and feel the freedom as you let go of every worry you've been holding. Experience the full power of your thoughts and actions when they are constantly pointed in a positive direction.
Allow your thoughts to support and encourage you rather than hinder you. Free yourself to deal effectively and successfully with what is real and what is now.
Get in the habit of choosing and following your best possibilities instead of worrying about the worst ones. Bring your highest intentions to life and leave the worries far behind.
Worry brings you nothing worth having, so choose right now to free yourself from its grip. Focus on what you can do and why, and experience the true goodness that life can offer.
-- Ralph Marston
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This is a really great inspiration from Ralph. How many times have you caught yourself obsessing about what if's? What if this happens or what am I going to do if that happens? How will I be able to make ends meet if this happens?
I think we all do this to some degree and sometimes it is hard not to. Most times we tend to go to the worst case scenario as it plays over and over your mind. The thing about it is, you are wasting energy on things and thoughts that may never even happen. I know, I am guilty of it too. Recently when my company said they were going to be cutting back and evaluating jobs, my thoughts went to OMG what am I going to do if I lose my job? I started obsessing about it and thinking the worst possible scenarios in my thoughts. I might lose my house because I won't be able to make the house payments. I may not be able to find a job and I'll end up homeless. I will lose everything I have worked hard for all my life. It went on and on until it felt like I was putting myself under a rock.
I started obsessing about the what if's instead of putting my energy and trust into God who I knew could take care of it. After I realized what I was doing, I thought to myself...PolarB you are driving yourself crazy over something that may or may not happen. That was when I started praying and directing my thoughts to "Let go and Let God". I know that if I direct my thoughts to prayer and thinking in the positive that God is not only able but he will take care of me and provide for me no matter what happens.
Letting go and letting God is a lesson I am learning over and over lately it seems. That is the way it is with learning new life lessons. You have to have practice over and over again until it becomes familiar and comfortable for you. Once you are able to do it with ease, that is when you know you have truly mastered the lesson. I know God is so big he can hold the whole world in the palm of his hands. I know that God is so powerful that he can fit right inside my heart too. Trusting and believing in his power and his goodness and mercy is calming to my soul. I know he has the power. The Bible talks about this in his word, it says "Through Christ, all things are possible." I believe that.
God has been so good in my life. He has blessed me greatly. He has delivered me from the hands of true evil so many times. There are times I should have died, but God did not let me die. He gave me the strength to overcome and to live. He has a divine purpose for my life and I know that. He is a powerful God. When I keep my mind on God and I trust in him that he will protect and care for me, I know in my heart that everything will be okay.
Whatever events happen in my life, God has a better plan for me. Many doors may close but you just never know what door will open and bring you even greater blessings and better opportunities and direction for your life. I know that I don't need to waste my energy and focus worrying about the what if's because God is directing my path and walking beside me.
Lovie has a hard time letting go of worry. We have talked about it often. I try to tell her that she is only harming herself by worrying obsessively. She tells me many nights she lays awake for most of the night with her mind going and worrying about things. I asked her one day... Do most of the things you worry about ever come to pass and happen? She thought about it for a minute and then said no. I pointed out to her that she is losing precious sleeping time and wasting a lot of energy by directing her thoughts to things that may never even come to pass. She just nodded in agreement. She knows it however it is a hard habit to break. At least through our conversations she has some awareness now of what worry is doing to her. In essence, it is robbing her of joy.
Old habits are hard to break, and worrying is a habit that has become familiar to so many people. Life happens and sometimes we fear the what if's so much that we obsess about them nearly 24 hours a day. Imagine what you could do if you chose to direct your energy in another direction? What if you took that energy and thoughts that you used to worry about things and direct it towards the things you can control and do in your daily life? Like making a difference in somebody's life. Like spreading more kindness and love in the world. Like finding time for yourself to connect with nature and with God. Like noticing the blessings you already have in your life. Like knowing God is such a powerful God that he will take care of all of your needs and especially in your time of need.
Personally it has given me peace and serenity to put into practice the letting go and letting God. I know with God by my side that I will be able to handle anything that life throws at me. It takes effort and it takes practice to let go of old habits like worry. The thing of it is, do you really want to let it continue to rob you of a joyful life?
As Ralph says...Worry brings you nothing worth having, so choose right now to free yourself from its grip. Focus on what you can do and why, and experience the true goodness that life can offer.
Blessings and Love to you all,
PolarB ;)
