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     Believe That There is Hope

We are living in stressful times. The economic situation affects all of us on some level, and some of us are seriously impacted by recent events with our economy. Jobs have been lost, homes are being lost. Despite how bad these times are, I would like to offer some hope. Trials and stressful situations are when we are most likely to lose sight of who we are. We are the perfect expression of the Divine. We are spiritual beings. It is important that we remind ourselves daily that our physical body is not our entire substance. This is only a part of what we are. Our spirit can offer us insight, hope, and gifts that we totally forget about as we become mired in worry and struggle. To stay focused on our spirit can be challenging when our physical needs are not being met, and we feel that all is lost and there is no hope.

So, I'd like to give you some simple tools to help you through

these times. First, we must be aware of the physical "so-called

realities." According to Maslow's Hierarchy, humans are

governed by certain needs, the first of which is physiological

needs. We all need food, water, sleep, and the like. When push

comes to shove, this most basic need will always be the first

and foremost compass in life. Secondly, we all need safety and

shelter, which usually means we need an income, or some form

of employment, and a place to live. For the purpose of this

article, I will focus on these two needs. Maslow's Hierarchy only

covers the human, physical requirements, which include the

mental state. But there is a deeper state, that of the spirit, that

can override and guide us. And this spiritual state needs just as

much attention as our physical state.

I'd like to offer some ways to help keep you solidly focused on

your potential, rather than on your worry and fret. One of the

most important ways that we can help ourselves is to govern

what we are thinking about at all times. There is an easy way to

measure how much stress you are feeling about certain situations.

Simply keep a notepad and pen by your bed. First thing in the

morning, jot down the very first thoughts that you have upon

those first few minutes after waking. Do the same thing at night,

even if you have to turn the light back on. What are you thinking

as you drift into sleep? Most often, the answer will be that you

are focused on the dread, the fear, the worry, all the possible bad

things that could happen and the worst case scenarios.

Now that you know what you are focused on, you can work to

change your focus. Every morning, as soon as a worry thought

enters your consciousness, stop it. For serious worriers, like myself,

you may have to shout "STOP" loudly to startle yourself out of it.

This is a simple but effective method. But it's also important that

once you stop the worry thought you must replace it with a positive

thought. And I'm not going to suggest positive thinking mantras,

although they can be useful. I'm simple going to offer two phrases

to help you reset your thinking. One is: "I am the perfect expression

of the Divine." (Discover The Power Within You, by Eric Butterworth.)

The second phrase is: "I am pure potential."

These two phrases release you from the notion that you are mired in

the physical reality of a bad situation. It also reminds you that you

have potential at all times, if you lift your eyes and seek it.

Once you get accustomed to using these phrases, you might add

another phrase, anything that suits you. An example would be:

"As pure potential, anything is possible."

If you have lost your job and you don't know how to make ends meet,

you might want to tell yourself, out loud, several times a day

something like the following. "Since I am pure potential, and anything

is possible, I accept the possibility that I might come out of this

situation in a better position than before. It's possible that I will be

offered a better job with better pay."

The point is that you want to remind yourself that all things really

are possible, and that those possibilities don't have to be bad ones,

they can just as easily be good ones.

So, monitor your thoughts. Turn all the worry thoughts into belief

thoughts. Think on possibilities and potentials that are good

outcomes rather than bad. This helps alleviate some stress. And tell

yourself every day, "I will be okay."

It's important that you circumvent as much stress as possible. Stress

causes chemical changes in the body which can result in a depression

of the immune system, as well as other concerns. Exercise to release

these chemicals. Take a walk outdoors in a park. Toss a ball for your

kids. Play with the dog. Do some physical, enjoyable activity every

single day. And make sure to get twenty minutes of sunshine on

your face every single day. Sunshine promotes the manufacture of

Vitamin D in your skin, which alleviates depression and boosts the

immune system. (Hey, I didn't get that Doctorate in Natural Health

for nothing.) Sunshine and outdoor activities will go a long way in

helping you combat the pressures and stress.

It's also vital that you find a way to laugh as often as you possibly

can. If playing with your kids helps you to laugh, then play with

your kids often. This will not only help you, but it will help your

children as well. As adults, we can sometimes forget that our

emotions affect our children, and they will be stressed about the

economy as well. If watching comedy on television helps you to

laugh, then watch comedy. Just make sure you find ways to laugh,

as long as it doesn't harm someone else.

Don't be afraid to ask for help. And if you get turned down, don't

allow yourself to become resentful of the person or institute that

did turn you down. Take the high road. Keep your spirit pure. While

the grieving process incorporates powerful emotions such as anger,

resentment, frustration, and the like, you want to deal with that

emotion, let it run its course, but do not hang on to it for the future.

The main reason I say this is because you don't want the emotion to

overrule your spiritual aspect and short-circuit the positive thoughts

that can keep you moving forward into your potential. You are

always in a state of Divine potential, which makes anything possible as

 long as you remain focused and in a state of faith, or believing.

If someone offers you advice such as, "Things could be worse. You

could be fighting your way through a jungle in a war-torn country with

bombs falling all around you," do NOT take that in. When people say

these things, it compounds the problem. You don't get out of your

own dread and worry by thinking about someone else's dread and

worry. You get out of it by examining your potential and your

possibilities. Besides which, you are fighting your way through a jungle

in a war-torn land. If you are in a difficult situation, that is precisely how

you will feel. You will have feelings of fear, dread, worry, abandonment,

anger, grief. You may feel like no one cares about you. This is all natural.

But it's important that you feel them, deal with them, and let them pass

you by. Do not cling to them, and do not make those feelings a part of

 your future.

If you have feelings of loss and abandonment, remember this, friends

are everywhere in potential. Friends are all around you, waiting to meet

you. You can make friends at any time in your life, anywhere in your life.

Don't ever feel so alone that you tell yourself that you have no friends.

 Friends will come if you want them to. New friends, old friends. All is

potential.

I hope these simple suggestions are useful. Believe in yourself. Trust in

your potential. Know that you will be okay. Know it just as surely as you

know the color of your eyes. Remember your spirit today. Speak to your

spirit. Ask your spirit for help through intuitive insights. Listen to the

still, small inner voice that is never wrong. Trust that goodness will come.

Focus on goodness, health, and success.

Be Blessed. 

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