No Fear / Abundance

I was running today and thought, out of the blue (or grey, as the clouds today are) “there is no need to fear.” I am not the thoughts running in my head or the emotions (fear) that ripple through my body. I am the one behind them both. That me is beyond the reach of fear, but not the abundant beauty and life that surrounds every moment on this planet.

Then as soon as I open my email, a friend sent me a link to this quote. I don’t think it gets any more clear. The universe says “have no fear.” I’ll add the abundance thing too, because I think it is true. I have more material things than I need and the things that count are beyond count.

“It was one of those days when it’s a minute away from snowing and there’s this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it. Right? And this bag was just dancing with me. Like a little kid begging me to play with it. For fifteen minutes. That’s the day I realized that there was this entire life behind things, and this incredibly benevolent force that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid, ever. Video’s a poor excuse, I know. But it helps me remember… I need to remember… Sometimes there’s so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can’t take it, and my heart is just going to cave in.”

~ Alan Ball, American Beauty