One topic has seemingly brought all parts of the world into thinking and in many cases obsessing about the same thing at the same time – coronavirus. How do you deal with it? This has brought many into a state of panic. Tried buying a package of toilet paper early in the pandemic? Fear of the unknown has always been at the root of most people’s fears. That is why the fear of death is such a common denominator among many. How many know someone who has “died” and returned to talk about it? Not many!
Through the ages there have been plagues, pestilence, war, weather disturbances. At the time, people directly involved had the same fears that many have today. Only there was no way of publicizing it. World news networks, electronic communications and the internet have changed that. The common denominator of all of these past tragedies is that they all ended. And the earth still spun and circled the sun. People continue to deal with it. Humanity survived and flourished. And progress continued unabated. In most cases ending up better than before.
Spirituality has taught me that I am not in control of anything beyond my own self. I am not God. What I am is an individualized expression of God and one with all that exists. My own true nature is spiritual and perfect. When I use my God given Free Will to judge, harm or otherwise injure myself or others, things become dangerous. When I surrender my will and my life to this Higher Power, as I understand him, I don’t give up a thing. Just deal with things as they appear. I gain everything! Peace, Joy, Happiness are mine for the taking.
I never really knew peace or joy before I started on this learning curve. Yes, I thought I was happy but now I know how really shallow this all was. Without inner peace there is no real joy, only a very temporary, shallow feeling of relief.
The Happiness, Joy, and Freedom that most wish for can be yours if you only CBA, Conceive it, then Believe it, and then finally you will Achieve it. That is a promise!
How do we start this road to serenity? We learn how to deal with ourselves and let our Higher Power deal with others. When I seem to be drowning in the news of the day or personal tragedy, I start with the shortened version of the 3rd Step. Simply say “God, help me!” Then get out of his way and let Him.
As soon as I entirely realized that I had no control over anything outside of myself, I started by not watching the news. I may browse the headlines occasionally on my phone so as not to be totally unaware of what is going on around me. And LEAVE it quickly. This allows me to deal with what I can and be a happier, more loving person. I now can change myself away from decades of negative thinking and actions.
I am now totally Happy, Joyous, and Free. Happy that I realize that I am doing all that I can to make my space in the world better. Joyous that I am able to learn from and share with so many like minded people such as you. And Free to do all of this while not under the influence of a mind-altering substance, such as alcohol. YOU CAN TOO! Bless you all!
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