by CC Lawhon, M.Ed.

We spend so much of our lives in fear, wondering how things will work out, if we will have enough money, if we can ever be happy, if we are going to get lost, or get found. This fear takes up valuable space in our minds and in our souls. We cannot have faith and fear in the same sentence. Plus, fear is all future (or past) based. If we are living in fear, we cannot be living in the moment. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be afraid of something that hasn’t happened (or did happen a long time ago) happening again. The fearful thing is either happening right now or it isn’t. If it isn’t, we have room for Trust.

Right now. Right this second. What is happening? You are reading this article. And that is all you are doing. As much as modern society would like us to believe, scientists have proven our brains are simply not capable of multi-tasking (http://brainworldmagazine.com/2011/02/the-myth-of-multitasking-2/ and http://www.brainrules.net/attention). We can jump back and forth between tasks quickly (some of us more quickly than others) but we cannot, physically or spiritually be doing two things at once. What this means is, in this exact moment, if we are reading this article, we are just reading. Our life isn’t falling apart, we are not being fired, we are not getting stung by a bee. And, until the moment that any of these things do, in fact, happen, we are in the clear. We have the gift of NOW. 

NOW is beautiful, open, fearless, and easy. Anything is possible in the now, when we focus on trusting that the next “NOW” will be just as open and gorgeous. If we use up our “NOW” by fearing the “then” that’s when we run into problems.

So how do we focus on trust and let go of fear? Well, you can do it right now! Just close your eyes and say “All is well.” There! You did it. That is two seconds you have shifted into trust. And the next moment, we do the same thing. Now, we are on our way. You made the first step by simply choosing to be in one moment of trust instead of fear. 

The next step is to give ourselves something positive to think about. Find five simple, productive activities that you enjoy doing, or at least do not have a negative connotation for you, and write them down. Now, if “All is Well” only gets you so far, next time you catch yourself mired in fear or worry, just pick one of your five activities and DO IT. Examples include: petting our dog, taking a bubble bath, or, at work taking a five minute break/walk, writing a poem, taking a few photographs, or maybe listening to our new favorite song (must be a “happy” song!).

After a few weeks doing your activities and saying “all is well”, you actually will rewire your brain to be happier instead of being worry-er. You will find your natural instinct has shifted to trusting things will be okay. Trust comes from a sense of confidence...that we are okay in the moment. It is our job to help our brain learn this and stop tricking us into thinking we are not okay, right this second.

The last step is simple, allow the law of attraction to take full effect. Now that we are trusting, and not fearing, we have an open space for what we truly want to come into our lives. By focusing on our fears, we only allow them in. By focusing on happiness, good things in our lives, and trusting that all is well in our world, we allow that in. And that is all we really want, isn’t it?

For more on trusting yourself and the Beauty of your life, email CC Lawhon, M.Ed. at info@guru-you.com and set up a Skype meeting. You CAN do this, and Guru-YOU! is here to help!