I have lapses in believing in the friendly universe, particularly when things are going badly money-wise. When I forget, I take out a piece of paper on which I've copied down a piece of an Inuit teaching: “The inhabitant or soul of the universe is never seen; its voice alone is heard. All we know is that it has a gentle voice, like a woman a voice so fine . . . that even children cannot become afraid. And what it says is ‘Sila ersinarsinivdluge,’ ‘Be not afraid of the universe.’” It helps me remember that if I place my trust in the beneficence of the universe, things tend to work out. And if
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