No More Fear

My life is not going the way I'd like it to. My car is about to be repossessed and I'm struggling to earn money for my rent and my bills. I've finally found a job, but I wont start until February 26th. There is a great deal of stress that I have to deal with, but I 'm not afraid.

I have faith that there is something greater than me out there and that if I only do the next right thing, then things will work out the way they're intended, if not the way I'd like them to. For instance, if I lose my car, I still have a bike I can ride. If I lose my apartment, I've experienced enough of poverty to know where to go to find a place to stay. I can get back to the place I was, it will take work, but to be afraid and allow that fear to rule my life will not help anything.

I honestly want to do what is right, I'm not always successful, but I try my best. I believe that there is a meaning to this life, a lesson I'm supposed to learn, and that's what keeps me going. I've learned something from this experience, the fact that I've placed too much of my serenity and contentment on financial security. I've become dependant on creature comforts, allowing them to provide me with peace, rather than a power greater than myself.

I'm not saying that I intend to give up all my belongings and live as a hermit, I don't think that's what my Creator wants, but I do feel that this experience is something I can choose to learn from. Will I learn from it? We'll see.

I started this blog, because I wanted to write a book about the benefits of a spiritual lifestyle. I realized at one point that maybe I'm not the best person to offer advice on this topic. I'm far from perfect and really the only thing I have to offer other people is my own experience, so that's what this blog will be, my own experience.

I don't want people to think this is an attempt to convert people to some specific religion, honestly I don't care what religion someone follows. This blog is instead going to be my chance to share with others how living a spiritual life has helped me. I want this blog to be real and honest.

With that in mind, I'm going to use this as a sort of daily journal. I'll write about the things that are going on in my life or what I've been thinking about that day. I hope you'll enjoy it and that if nothing else, it will give you something to think about.

That's it 'til tomorrow. Sleep well.