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Inner Peace Tip: Choosing Faith over Fear

By: Catherine VanWetter, MSW

 
It was brought to my attention the other night that you cannot be in faith and fear at the same time.
 
I have been thinking a lot about that and consciously noticing when I slip into fear to bring myself back into the space of faith. I am aware how vigilant one needs to be to stay in that space, especially with all of the negative news we get bombarded with daily if we choose to watch or listen to the media.
 
I am noticing how people I run into throughout the day describe how their lives are going. Listening to the words they are using, whether they empower the person or disempower them. Watching how their whole physical appearance can shift as they either talk about the joys in their live or the hardships. It’s this noticing that allows me to notice my own state of awareness.
 
During my meditations and through out the day I question, what is faith? What does that mean and if I am feeling doubtful, how can I muster up the strength and resiliency to go there?
 
What I have noticed is that as I move through the day it takes faith. Just crossing a street there is the deep knowingness that I will make it to the other side.  When I speak in front of a group of people, there is the inner knowingness that I will get my message across. And yet if I am in a place of doubting my knowingness, I get stuck in my  insecurities and feel vulnerable, thus slipping out of faith and into fear. Sometimes this shift is so subtle that it takes me a moment to notice it.
 
At times I think about what faith is too much and discover that is a way to get hung up in the details of faith rather than trusting the divine unfolding, which is done in the invisible realm, known as quantum physics. Something I can’t even wrap my mind around. When I think about it, my ego gets involved and I start to look for loopholes or question the whole process rather than just being with it.
 
In the morning I open the day with an intention, which is, “show me faith in ways that I can understand.” Within this intention are 4 steps that I follow.
 
  • The first one is my deep belief in the perfection of my life, and how everything unfolds perfectly. There are no accidents only opportunities. 
 
  • The second one is the confidence that I will step into the day with. It is with this deep confidence that I will be able to look at any situation with an open heart and compassionate eyes. Knowing that there are no problems only situations.
 
  • The third step is trust. Trusting that I will be shown the way and when I find myself forcing a situation that I will stop and re-evaluate my direction.
 
  • The fourth step is the deep inner knowing of how interconnected we all are with each other and with the Universe. Being part of the wondrous web of life that supports my every move and action.
 
And so I enter into my day with wonderful expectations of how perfectly my day will unfold. The perfection in meeting the right people, receiving information that I have been waiting for or a wonderful opportunity to do my work and to be of service.
 
At the end of the day, I look back on all that transpired with gratitude. Especially those parts that were uncomfortable for me because that is where I receive the perfect lesson, if I am able to release the drama and story behind it. I can then begin to see how everything in my life has been perfect and that I have been divinely guided by blind faith.  
 
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Catherine VanWetter is a Holistic Family Healing Practitioner trained in a variety of healing techniques that help people find peace within themselves. She invites you to be gentle, compassionate, and courageous as you put down your weapon of choice and step into a field of Grace.   
 
Her newest book and meditation CD, "The Soul of the Heart", offers inspiration, deep healing and hope. Catherine invites you to listen to her Morning Meditation, Welcoming A New Day, Free at http://www.ToTheHeartOfTheMatter.com.
 

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