The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith

by Gabrielle Bernstein

“The presence of fear is a sure sign you are trusting in your own strength.”

YOU SEE THE WORLD THAT YOU HAVE MADE, BUT YOU DO NOT SEE YOURSELF AS THE IMAGE-MAKER.

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT OUR EYES ARE SEEING. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HOW WE PERCEIVE WHAT WE ARE SEEING.

In every situation you have two choices: Will you learn through fear or will you learn through love?

Running from fear is like running around a track. You’ll inevitably wind up back in the same place again and again until you truly accept it.

True healing occurs when you give yourself permission to feel whatever feelings live below the triggers. Rather than ending the relationship, leaving the job, or otherwise avoiding the assignments, show up for them fully and completely by allowing yourself to feel all the pain and rage.

The pathway to healing old wounds is through honoring yourself for all that you’ve been through, acknowledging the conditioning that you’ve experienced, and compassionately loving yourself back to peace. Compassion is the antidote to anger, resentment, and fear. Compassion gives you permission to let go and allow deep healing to begin.

Imagine if we lived with a presence of peace regardless of the outcome. The key to living with that peace is to surrender. Then, when you think you’ve surrendered, surrender some more.

OBSTACLES ARE DETOURS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

We use judgment to avoid the feeling of our own inadequacy, insecurities, and lack of self-worth. Instead of addressing those

feelings, we look at the perceived shortcomings of others so we don’t have to face our own pain.