“Those who are certain of the outcome can afford to wait, and wait without anxiety.” (A Course in Miracles)
In all the great wisdom traditions we find some version of the adage that implores us to let go, to suspend the human impulse to control how life turns out and the behavior of other people. At first blush it sounds good, doesn’t it? I mean it sounds preferable to the unrelenting pressure and anxiety from gripping the steering wheel of our lives with the foreboding sense that we either control the outcomes or suffer the consequences of life unbridled. But there is a part of us that doesn’t trust that we will be ok if life isn’t a certain way. We feel vulnerable and insecure and imagine we must be on a vigilant watch to prevent adverse situations and circumstances. But this penchant for control is neither practical nor effective. It creates a lot of anxiety, rarely works out, and belies our faith in a higher power.
Join us Sunday at 10:30 am PDT on Zoom livestream at Unity in the Olympics as we look at the middle way described by Jesus as “being in the world and not of it,” in which we steer with intention but yield to trust that we will arrive home regardless of how the journey unfolds.
Peace and blessings,
Rev. Larry
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