The more we try to discern and choose Good (or God) for ourselves and each other, the more God (or Good) will show up in our lives.

All it takes, is a little faith. 

I looked up the definition of the word patient, and was a little shocked, annoyed, and amused that the root of the word comes from Latin word pati, which basically means to suffer.

Hilarious. For some reason, this is hilarious. 

The opposite of insecurity, by the way, is not confidence. At all. It is security. It is, in other words, safety. Many faithless people, who can’t bring themselves to believe in Good, let alone God, feel totally unsafe.

When BLEEP hits the fan, think of it as an opportunity to level up your faith. 

Living with a mission means we get to be driven by a purpose beyond our day-to-day hardships and heartbreaks.

All we have to do is admit that we are imperfect, release our grip on the lie that we have it all figured out, put our hands together, ask for help, and take a lot of deep breaths while we wait and see what happens. 

Easy, right? 

Faith is not easy, but it is a very, very, very useful skillset. Try it some time, and then keep trying. The journey itself will be worth it. 

As difficult as it may be to leave another in darkness, we do not owe them our own opportunity to live in the light. 

I share this story in case you, Dear Reader, are mired in a belief system that doesn’t serve you very well. If you have tried one and it’s not working, perhaps it’s time to try another.

Lately, I have been paying attention to the outcomes of prayers in my life and giving more credit where it is due. I can actually see God (or Good) working in my life, so it only makes sense to send a little THANK YOU out into the Universe.

One thing I have had to admit and accept as I have experimented with finding faith - and I mean deeply accept - is the simple and disturbing fact that I don’t know what’s going to happen next. 

There may be some cynics out there that are thinking well, this sounds a little too easy or isn’t that convenient? That is exactly the point. This entire blog is about the path of least resistance to connect people to some semblance of faith. Starting simple, starting easy, starting generously is the name of the game. Don’t ask me how it works. It just does.

My only ask is: Don’t knock it ’til you try it. 

If you’re going to pray for an enemy, pray for the enemy within first. Pray to God (or Good) for peace, comfort, compassion for yourself, and see what happens.

The first war to win is the war within. 

My faith has made me feel safer, more self-compassionate, more loving, and allowed me to aspire to more. I feel like my dreams are within my reach if I keep the faith and keep working, which is not a hope I allowed myself when it was all up to me all the time. 

The next time you catch yourself bailing out a sinking ship with a teaspoon or trying to put out a fire that you accidentally (or intentionally) started, maybe just step away from the problem entirely to see what God (or Good) does with it.

I realized as I started enriching my prayers that I was coming last in the list, and that’s kind of BULLBLEEP. 

What a relief to frame every BLEEPup as an opportunity to strengthen our faith, rather than just another BLEEPup. 

Experimenting with faith has all kinds of positive repercussions and unanticipated, positive outcomes. 

Five stars, highly recommend. 

Now, I genuinely feel like I can weather any storm, that I am due all good things in the human experience, and that I am worthy of and can experience love in all the ways it is offered.

I’m not sure what to make of it other than to say God is Good.

Faithless people find calm, quiet, or contentment deeply unsettling, which is why we are always starting BLEEP.