[Daily OM]: One of humanity's biggest fears is
losing what we have. It is healthy when fear of loss helps us take steps
to protect what we have worked hard to attain, but it is unhealthy to
continue to fear something we can do nothing about. We need to remember
that focusing our energy on fear can actually create what scares us, and
holding tightly to what we have keeps us from participating in the
universal flow of abundance and instead creates stagnation. Since we can
only really control our thoughts and our responses, gaining proper
perspective may be key to conquering such fears.
Fears of being separated from something or someone we feel we need for
our security or happiness comes from a delusion -- a distorted way of
understanding ourselves and the world around us. When we understand that
possessions are only representations of the energy at work in our
lives, we can shift our attention to the right and proper place. We can
stop fearing loss of money or success because when we understand how it
is created, we can always create more. We can stop fearing loss of
possessions when we realize that they are not the source of our joy or
well-being but only icing on our cakes. And when we understand the
energy of love, we need not hold anyone too close for fear of losing
them for we know that love does not diminish when it is given or shared
but expands beyond boundaries of time or space.
By focusing our light on our fears, they are revealed as mere shadows
that disappear in the presence of mind and spirit. We can choose instead
to direct our thoughts and creative power toward things of true value
-- love, abundance, peace, passion, and joy. These are energies that are
always available to us when we place ourselves confidently in the
universal flow of abundance.