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  1. Antoinette88615
    Antoinette
    1 month ago

    I can’t imagine navigating life without having the meditation method of letting go. By seeing how clearly it works I have been able to trust . I don’t think that I could just trust blindly. Taking action makes a difference and I have seen measured results which then have made me trust. The only way I can explain is to say that my pictures held only in my mind have been eliminated.
    We each have our own pictures that we have in our mind world. These pictures are not real .
    Truth takes away the falseness, but I must fist actually take action to let them go by using the meditation method. Now I have the option to connect with trust .
    Thank you so much. ☺️

    1. Mary
      Mary
      1 month ago

      Thank you, Antoinette.

  2. sparrow51014
    sparrow
    1 month ago

    When I was four, maybe five years old,
    my mother brought out one of those old-fashioned candles,
    made out of orange wax
    and formed into the shape of a small jack-o-lantern . . .
    she put the candle in my hands,
    and asked me if I wanted to see a match burn twice.
    Of course I was eager to see how it was done.
    She then struck a kitchen match on the box
    and lit the wick,
    blew out the match,
    and placed it on my finger,
    and then she smiled . . .
    in that moment
    our trust was broken
    and I have never fully gotten it back.

    I have issues with trust
    in other areas of my life as well . . .
    hardly ever anymore,
    but once in awhile I have a panic attack,
    and always think I am going crazy.
    I practice talking myself down
    by saying’ ”it’s never happened–
    I’ve never gone crazy before”,
    but there is always another little voice in the back of my head
    that says,
    “just because it hasn’t happened
    doesn’t mean it won’t happen this time.”

    Two kinds of trust,
    one of myself
    and one of other.
    I am now learning that whatever happens
    or doesn’t happen,
    all’s well
    and all will be well,
    paraphrased from Julian of Norwich,
    who has been my guiding light in this arena.
    Now,
    this mantra is what connects me with trust
    when I feel anxious and fearful about the future. ♥

    1. Mary
      Mary
      1 month ago

      Oh, the match burning twice bit,
      that must have been so hurtful to you,
      especially at such a tender age.
      How could you not be a bit wary to trust?

      I find Julian of Norwich’s words to be so comforting too, Sparrow.
      ♥️♥️♥️

      1. sparrow51014
        sparrow
        1 month ago

        Julian of Norwich,
        has been such a gift for me,
        dear Mary . . . ♥

    2. Joseph
      Joseph McCann
      1 month ago

      Reminding myself “No Future Tripping” helps me to maintain an even keel in in the sea of anxiety and fear.

      1. sparrow51014
        sparrow
        1 month ago

        Unfortunately,
        dear Joseph,
        although I try not to do it
        I am very good at future tripping. ♥

  3. Brian
    Brian
    1 month ago

    Learn about, and plan accordingly for, the factors (directly, indirectly) that I can impact for the future scenario and let go of those I can’t control.

  4. Mary
    Mary
    1 month ago

    I connect with trust by remembering that the future is unknown
    and that even through extreme hardship there are always possibilities,
    even if only in my way of thinking about and responding to situations.
    Also looking for possibilities and opportunities will increase my chances of finding them.
    Sending peace to all.

    1. sparrow51014
      sparrow
      1 month ago

      Yes,
      dear Mary,
      how we perceive and respond
      can make all the difference in the world.
      Remember the movie “Life is Beautiful”? ♥

      1. Mary
        Mary
        1 month ago

        I don’t think I’ve heard of that movie, Sparrow.
        I’ll have to look it up. 🌷

      2. Charlie T
        Charlie T
        1 month ago

        I love that movie, Sparrow!

  5. Charlie T
    Charlie T
    1 month ago

    I come back to the present and tell myself, that in this moment, I am okay. In this moment, I have what I need. In this moment, I have so much to be grateful for. And I remind myself about what my therapist said to me one time when I was stressing about the uncertain future, he said, but so far things seem to have worked out for you, right?
    I had to smile, and agree.

    1. sparrow51014
      sparrow
      1 month ago

      Even ‘bad’ outcomes,
      dear Charlie,
      can be seen as blessings down the road,
      don’t you think? ♥

      1. Charlie T
        Charlie T
        1 month ago

        Most definitely, Sparrow.
        I am grateful for all of it.

  6. Elizabeth H67151
    Elizabeth H
    1 month ago

    Interesting question!

    For me, it is not about trusting that “everything will be alright”, but more about trusting that there is great meaning and power in holding fast to love for ALL and in being of service, and in being courageous for the sake of all humanity and animals and Mother Earth, even when the “results” are not always apparent.

    I really do believe that, so reminding myself of that is very empowering.

    1. Mary
      Mary
      1 month ago

      “…holding fast to love for ALL and in being of service, and in being courageous for the sake of all humanity, and animals, and Mother Earth…”
      This is so beautiful, Elizabeth.

  7. pkr29022
    pkr
    1 month ago

    I pray.
    I surrender to a higher power.
    Let go & let God.
    🕊️♥️

    1. Antoinette88615
      Antoinette
      1 month ago

      Pkr let go and let the universe! Of course this doesn’t mean not to work hard !

  8. Carla
    Carla
    1 month ago

    I quote fellow Grateful pilgrim Deann today, “faith.” I’m conscious of walking “heel toe” through my activities. I know, in time there’ll be healing in these broken places from the Mpls tragedy. I lift the children, elders, and families into the Divine Healer’s hands.🌻☮️

  9. D
    Drea
    1 month ago

    I remember that apprehension, a form of fear, is not an authority. It is one emotional response among many. It is my choice to reconnect with trust. I do so by getting outside, drawing, going for a walk, reading or watching movies about about brave people, meditation, and gratefulness practices.

  10. L
    Loc Tran
    1 month ago

    I just live in the present. The past is history. The future’s a mystery. The present’s a gift.

    1. Mary
      Mary
      1 month ago

      Yes, I love this, Loc!

  11. Carol Ann Conner
    Carol Ann Conner
    1 month ago

    When I realized that Life is trustworthy, I realized that I am trustworthy because I am Life. We all are life. Franciscan Richard Rohr often says, “We offer our prayer together in all the Holy Names of God.” He’s not preaching or teaching dogma. He’s honoring and claiming the wisdom of all paths that lead this Life we share to fruition and promise. This site is a perfect example of caring and sharing our one Life. Breathing in and breathing out this infinite spirit that our finite mind cannot define. This Breath of Life is calling us all forth to honor and embrace hundreds of years of evolutionary experience and growth. It is doing its best to assure us that if we are willing to evolve as a species, we will be shown a way. When I read the story of creation from various religious disciplines I always come away forsaking victimhood. There is no “Why me?” There is only “May I learn from this situation and not turn it in to a problem. Life, for me, is trustworthy. When I do not fight, flee or freeze, it takes my hand and leads me. May I always be willing to let it flow and let it go when the time comes.

    https://cac.org/daily-meditations/present-moment-wonderful-moment/

    1. sparrow51014
      sparrow
      1 month ago

      ”There is no “Why me?” There is only “May I learn from this situation and not turn it in to a problem.”

      Well said,
      dear Carol Ann . . . ♥

    2. pkr29022
      pkr
      1 month ago

      Thank you Carol Ann for sharing the link to “present moment, wonderful moment”. I find it most helpful & so wise.
      Thanks. Have a blessed day. ♥️🙏🏻

    3. D
      Drea
      1 month ago

      “This Breath of Life is calling us all forth to honor and embrace hundreds of years of evolutionary experience and growth. It is doing its best to assure us that if we are willing to evolve as a species, we will be shown a way.” I like this, thank you Carol Ann.

  12. Yram
    Yram
    1 month ago

    Stop, look, go.

  13. Ngoc Nguyen
    Ngoc Nguyen
    1 month ago

    I enjoy reading your wise response to this question. For me, I would rather focus on what I am doing now than think about the future, because thinking about it often leads me to anxiety; the rising prices, a world led by computers, and so on.

    1. L
      Loc Tran
      1 month ago

      My Ngoc, that’s the best way to go. I’m not a planner either.

  14. Michele
    Michele
    1 month ago

    I believe in karma And to trust the Universe

  15. Patti
    sunnypatti
    1 month ago

    It hasn’t been an easy lesson, but I’ve learned to let go and let God when those feelings of apprehension try to creep into my mindset. Like everyone else, I’ve been through plenty of trials and tribulations, and I’ve made it through them all… so I have to trust that I can make it through whatever else appears on the path. It also helps not to catastrophize and imagine something that isn’t there. As Joseph mentioned, no future tripping. Be here now, do the work that needs to be done, and trust that it will continue unfolding in ways that support my best self.

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