Each Day a New Beginning: June 2nd

I have come to realize that all my trouble with living has come from fear and smallness within me.
—Angela L. Wozniak

We create problems for ourselves because we think we need to be more than we are. We fear that we are inadequate to the task before us, fear that another woman is more attractive, fear that the friends around us are bored by our presence.

Fear hinders us; it prevents full involvement with the experiences we are given to grow on. When we withdraw from a situation in order to save ourselves from failure, we have chosen instead another kind of failure: failure to take all we can from life; failure to be all that we can be. Every experience can move us forward in the understanding of ourselves. When we withdraw, we stay stuck in a world we need to leave behind.

I will not fear whatever looks like trouble today. Nothing I can't handle, in fact, nothing I can't grow from will come my way today. My inner strength can see me through.

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I'm in a situation where I face a job lay-off.  A new boss is using intimidation & scare tactics to keep our unit functioning in chaos.  My response to all of this hasn't been as good as it can or should be.  I wind up questioning myself when I know I've been a loyal & hard working employee.

 Here is what I've been doing lately......withdrawing in fear from a situation that seems bigger than me, thrown at me by a woman who is effectively using intimidation tactics to make me feel small. What I HAVE GOT to wrap my mind around is this: I am stuck in a world I need to leave behind; this is nothing I can't handle; my inner strength CAN see me through; STOP trying to save myself from 'failure', and start using this situation as a LEARNING experience to move me FORWARD.

During this time of high stress, I rely on abstinence to empower me.  If I were to start eating off plan, I would sink further into the depths of despair.  I choose to stay 100% committed to my food plan these days, so I can remain focused & clear headed while I endure the chaos that is running rampant right now.

I am not 'inadequate' to the task before me; I do not fear that another person is 'better' than me, or more worthy, or more beautiful.  For today, I will recognize and accept the fact that I am equal to the rest of the human race.