What you need to know

Posted by Deane on July 16, 2007 3:31 PM PDT

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Take deep breaths! And repeat the words.

Regardless of your religion, the main thing you need to know about God is that YOU'RE NOT IT! Really practicing this relieves an awful lot of stress that comes from the need to control your own (and especially others') lives. You can do the footwork, but you don't determine the results!

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2 Comments

Hi Deane. What words are you saying we should repeat? I wonder if thinking that we are not God, which is a negative statement is really good for us? I like to repeat the words "Let Go."

Posted by Richman on August 1, 2007 10:57 AM PDT

Richman, the words to repeat are "I can do the footwork, but I don't determine the results." After you've done all you can, as well as you can, about any situation, you need to "Let Go" as you suggest. No negativity was intended in my post. Simply an acknowledgment that humans can't MAKE things happen. All they can do is work toward a goal, or a solution to a problem. I believe the results of our efforts are handled at a "higher" level.