Act of Faith or Act of Fear?

9. Is this an act of faith OR is it an act of fear?

When I live my life rooted in faith, faith that things will work out, faith that the universe will provide... I am facing the future, facing the flow of the river and open to whatever might come. There is excitement in that and trust!

When I live my life rooted in fear... I am firmly gripped by the past, rooted in my fear of rejection, fear that things won't work out, fear that I will be alone, fear that people won't like me. There is only fear in that... fear and insecurity and mistrust... and it is a yucky place!

So, for me particularly, I need to recognize that when fear shows up, I am being encouraged to flip around in the river and face the future and trust. It can show up in something as simple as not opening an email from a friend, because I haven't communicated with them in a while, and there is a niggling fear that they are going to tell me to buzz off... go figure, eh?? And so even though that is a small thing, I am clear that when fear shows up, I have a choice before me... to give in to the fear and stick with the past, or to step out and seize the moment and have faith it will all turn out!!

So on this New Year's Eve... I am committing to asking myself this question in the New Year... over and over again... and choosing faith rather than fear!