Title: Trusting Universe – Or Not Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. E-mail: mailto:margaret@innerbonding.com Copyright: © 2004 by Margaret Paul URL: http://www.innerbonding.com Word Count: 852 Category: Spirituality, Spiritual Growth, Inspiration

Trusting Universe – Or Not Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

Faith and trust in a Higher Power are two different things. Faith is about believing in God/Higher Power even though there is no proof. Trust is about noticing all times that our Guidance has come through for us in big and little ways, and living our lives according to this truth.

Either we trust that spiritual Guidance exists for us and has our highest good at heart, based on our actual experience regarding our soul’s journey, or we don’t. When we trust that we are on a profound soul’s journey, and that all that happens is in support of this journey, we are able to let go of outcomes and stay more in present.

Imagine how you would feel if you REALLY trusted that you are never alone and are always being guided in your highest good. That would go a long way toward helping you surrender to process of life and release anxiety.

Try this exercise: think of all times from childhood to today when you knew that you were being supported by Spirit – times you were warned of things, times when something good came from something bad, times when you were in right place at right time, times when you felt a presence with you, times when Spirit came through another person in form of help or caring, times when you were deeply guided to help another, times when you knew something without knowing how you knew it.

One of my times was when I was driving home from airport one night. I heard a quiet voice in my head telling me to slow down. I did, and moments later a drunk driver careened across freeway directly in front of me, missing my car by inches. Had I not slowed down, I would have been hit broadside.

Another is when I was warned to get all my valuable possessions out of my house that I had sold, at least one week before escrow was to close. I got everything out and next day construction workers accidentally burned down house.

by Terry L. Sumerlin

One of nice things about our 47-year-old barbershop is that we get to see customers go through various stages of life. In some cases, we even give first haircuts to those whose grandfathers got their first haircuts at J.B.’s.

It’s quite interesting to watch little fellows, as they become accustomed to new experience. Generally, we find they get more worked up over second haircut than they do first. Yet, after they settle into routine, they start looking forward to playing with toys and to receiving gum or a lollipop after their haircut. Then they simply display happy, carefree disposition of little boys. They don’t worry about being happy. They’re just happy. At this stage of their lives, hokey pokey is pretty much what it’s all about.

However, as these little boys become teenagers, their upbeat attitude often changes. Some of them become infected with same attitude that plagues most adults. It’s an attitude that postpones happiness through a “someday I’ll…” approach.