Saturday, January 16, 2010

Reiki Challenge, Day 2 - Let Go of Worry

My principle for today was, "Just for today, I will let go of worry."

What a loaded principle this is for me!

I am a worrier by nature. I can't help it. I tend to overanalyze things and think way too much about what could go wrong, sometimes when there is no foreseeable chink in my plans. This has been a constant struggle for me, especially when I'm at school, even though my mother would always tell me, "Worrying won't make it any better, do what you can."

So my messages while meditating and thinking about this principle were to stop worrying so much (duh) and to let the Universe take care of things. This relates perfectly to the Aine card that I pulled from the Goddess Guidance deck earlier today. I need to take that leap of faith and trust that things will work out.

Another message that I got was that I have people - "Heavenly" or celestial and earthly - that are looking out for me and trying to assuage my worries and fears. Of course, sometimes I don't hear or don't listen to what they have to say, but they are there, and they are looking out for my best interests.

I found a lot of good "worry" quotes that I would like to have written down somewhere, so that I can refer to them when necessary. I guess this is as good a place as any, since I live online, anyway.

“Worry is like a rocking chair--it gives you something to do but it doesn't get you anywhere.” - Anonymous

“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.” - Proverb

“Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” - Arthur Somers Roche

“Worry is spiritual short sight. Its cure is intelligent faith." - Paul Brunton

“If we spend our time with regrets over yesterday, and worries over what might happen tomorrow, we have no today in which to live.” - Anonymous

2 comments:

  1. This is a fabulous challenge you are setting your self.
    I am loving what you are blogging.
    There is much growth with in this :O)
    i saw a sign once like road stop sign, red circle around the edge and the words STOP in big red letters, inthe middle.
    Underneath STOP SOME ONE HAD WRITTEN ALSO IN RED, WORRYING!

    EVERYTIME I START WORRYING I SEE THIS SIGN IN MY HEAD, IT MAKES ME LAUGH AND I STOP..
    oops on the caps must be meant, i leave that with you xxx

    Maggi

    (cottage_reiki)

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  2. LESSON LEARNED WRITE RESPONSE ON WORD THEN TRANSFER TO BLOG.



    I lost my entire post :( Will try to post again later :(

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