The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith

by Gabrielle Bernstein

“If your presence doesn’t work, neither will your word.”

“I step back and let the Universe lead the way.”

In some way, we get lost in the story that pain has purpose, or we buy into the belief that a meaningful life requires struggle. These limiting beliefs can have devastating consequences.

A beautiful element of my spiritual practice is my holy triangle. It’s a wooden triangle that hangs above my altar. Each edge of the triangle has a meaning: faith, love, and charity. The triangle is a symbol that helps to facilitate spiritual surrender. The idea is that when you write down your desire and place it in the holy triangle, the desire will be taken care of. You leave your desire in the triangle for a week, and then at the end of the week you remove the piece of paper and burn it. The act of burning the paper symbolizes your faith and trust that your desire is being supported. (I burn my paper over the kitchen sink.