We can be very hard on people who walk around with “rose colored glasses on.” We frown upon or question people with a “pollyanna-ish” perspective, but… why? Yes, life is hard. But we sure as BLEEP make it harder by being critical of those who seem to like their lives or look for the best in everything. 

I regularly mention the flow state in my writing because it seems like such an important part of the human experience, one which we regularly do not allow ourselves. Our magnificent brains are capable of so much, and therefore we are regularly overdoing it in the brains department.

I read something recently that said, “the antidote to anxiety is not calm, it’s trust.” I have to say that I disagree. The antidote to anxiety isn’t calm or trust, it’s - you guessed it - faith. 

The past few weeks, I have really ramped up my prayer related to finances. I’m just tired of worrying about them now and I have big, hopeful plans for the future. And, heck, this is my grand experiment, right? So, I felt at liberty to tackle one of the big stressors. I’ve prayed for miracles in other arenas of my life recently, why not this one, too? 

Once I got the tiniest little bit of faith under my belt, it was like I had unwittingly stepped through a portal to another dimension in the Universe. In this new one, anything was possible. In the one I left behind, almost nothing was.

Faith is a place to get to know our true selves. There is no punishment here, only valuable lessons learned, resilience to earn, and new opportunities to uncover. The only thing I would encourage you to do is to always, always, always go where the Good (or God) lies.  

“Fake it till you make it” is a common expression in recovery programs, which seems to have crossed over into the cultural lexicon. I have often tried to put it to good use in my own life, while also wondering what in the BLEEP it really means.

Not everyone will join us on this path. At least not to begin with. But, if we stay committed, perhaps we can have faith that our lives may some day be a beacon for others, should they choose to leave the Dark Side themselves and join us in the light. May the Force be with them. 

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.