Hi all,
I have had a recent lesson in learning to trust to the Universe (more) and it made me wonder. What is the opposite of not trusting to the Universe? Well I think the opposite is anxiety and worrying.
I am talking about anxiety as a general response to life not to a particular event. Taken in this context it is a nebulous form of fear that focuses upon nothing in general. It just is.
However underlying this fear is a belief: that things will go bad. That things will not work out for the best. The opposite of trust in fact.
And with regard to worrying. There is an old saying that worrying is like praying for what you don't want! Understood like that worrying can be seen for the truly negative habit it is.
Do not confuse worrying and anxiety with concern and planning for the unexpected. Concern and planning for the unexpected are positive traits but in order for them to be implemented most effectively a person needs to be calm and collected. That is why it is best to contemplate the worst and plan for it when you are at a great distance from it. Therefore you take out insurance against sickness when you are well not when you have just received a terrible diagnosis from the doctor.
Unfortunately the first thing I did when the incident happened to me that made me need to trust the Universe was panic. But I came to see that the panic was about the fact that I could not immediately control the event.
However I calmed down when I came to see that although I may not be able to control the event, I am, (to a degree), able to control my attitude and behaviour towards it. To this extent I had to have trust in myself and my own strength to handle things.
Once I had this attitude I armed myself with knowledge as to what to do if the worst happened. (Forewarned is forearmed).
And I relaxed and trusted to the Universe and to myself: which is to a degree the same thing since I am part of the Universe also.
I hope you are all able to trust to the Universe when the need arises as this is also an aspect of Self-Love. And we all deserve Self-Love.
I have had a recent lesson in learning to trust to the Universe (more) and it made me wonder. What is the opposite of not trusting to the Universe? Well I think the opposite is anxiety and worrying.
I am talking about anxiety as a general response to life not to a particular event. Taken in this context it is a nebulous form of fear that focuses upon nothing in general. It just is.
However underlying this fear is a belief: that things will go bad. That things will not work out for the best. The opposite of trust in fact.
And with regard to worrying. There is an old saying that worrying is like praying for what you don't want! Understood like that worrying can be seen for the truly negative habit it is.
Do not confuse worrying and anxiety with concern and planning for the unexpected. Concern and planning for the unexpected are positive traits but in order for them to be implemented most effectively a person needs to be calm and collected. That is why it is best to contemplate the worst and plan for it when you are at a great distance from it. Therefore you take out insurance against sickness when you are well not when you have just received a terrible diagnosis from the doctor.
Unfortunately the first thing I did when the incident happened to me that made me need to trust the Universe was panic. But I came to see that the panic was about the fact that I could not immediately control the event.
However I calmed down when I came to see that although I may not be able to control the event, I am, (to a degree), able to control my attitude and behaviour towards it. To this extent I had to have trust in myself and my own strength to handle things.
Once I had this attitude I armed myself with knowledge as to what to do if the worst happened. (Forewarned is forearmed).
And I relaxed and trusted to the Universe and to myself: which is to a degree the same thing since I am part of the Universe also.
I hope you are all able to trust to the Universe when the need arises as this is also an aspect of Self-Love. And we all deserve Self-Love.
Until next time.
Blessed be,
KK
