The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith

by Gabrielle Bernstein

Step 1: Recognize the assignment and call it by its name. The first step is to witness that what may seem to be a terribly uncomfortable situation is actually a Universal assignment. In other words, witness your craziness and call it by its name: fear. Then accept that the fear has shown up in this way as a divine assignment for healing and growth. Take a deep, honest look at the situation that’s causing you pain, and identify all the ways that the person or circumstance is triggering your fear-based beliefs. Honor yourself for having the strength to witness this instead of running from it. Be proud of yourself for seeing it as an assignment. Trust that if you weren’t ready to accept this assignment, you wouldn’t have even opened this book! By choosing to read a book like this, you unconsciously signed a sacred contract that said you’re ready to go big, you’re ready to heal, and you’re ready to be free. Step 2: Accept that you cannot avoid the assignment. The second step is all about accepting that you can’t avoid the assignment—you can only postpone it. If you don’t choose to accept the assignment today, it will continue to present itself in new relationships and experiences. If you don’t show up for it, it will continue to show up for you. You have two choices in this situation: The first choice is that you can follow FEAR—F Everything and Run. Sometimes that may feel like the safest option. Trust me—it’s not. Running from fear is like running around a track. You’ll inev...