I'm Not Worried: What About You?
Posted: Monday, October 06, 2008
by Barbara Clark
http://www.spiritedstrides.com
So many people these days have been worrying and talking about our economic troubles. If you turn on the television set and tune in to any news channel, you can certainly get a panic attack, if you're not careful!
I have been and am making a different choice through these times. I'm not worried. When people start to talk about the stock market, the mortgage failures, the amount of money that Congress has committed to put a bandage on this situation, the uncertainty of the future, I broadly proclaim, "I'm not worried. I'll be ok."
I must admit that I "peeked" at my 401K just once during the past few weeks to see what was happening there, but then decided that it was best to just let it be and not focus on it in any other way than one of abundance. So I'm not worried and I'm not looking again for long while.
Some may say that I'm living in a dream world. I say I want to feel good! Worry serves no purpose other than to bring me down and into a stressful, restless, anxious place, and then that old emotion of FEAR slowly (or quickly, if you work on Wall Street), creeps in....
I watched some news and read different papers during the past few weeks and so many people talked or wrote about the "lack of confidence" of Wall Street. It hit me that if the people who work the floor of Wall Street could learn a thing or two from meditative practices, from EFT, from the law of attraction and from 45-day challenges like the one I'm doing on Bob Doyle's Boundless Living Challenge, that they might actually have been able to intend the market into a different direction without the need for this financial bandage repair.
Many financial experts might say that I'm crazy and naive and I admit that I don't know much about economics. But I do know about the law of attraction, fear and how thoughts multiply quickly and that's what I've been observing for the past few weeks. I've seen multitudes of people become panicked, stingy, untrustworthy, fearful, worrisome, angry, frustrated, and in general very, very pessimistic. So the glass is looking pretty empty for a lot of people right now because they truly chose to see it and present their world that way.
The commentators on television kept reinforcing the point that the money was needed to "build confidence" in the market. Instead of focusing on a desired outcome, I think they spent way too much energy in deciding how the Universe would build that outcome. As a practitioner of law of attraction techniques, I know that it isn't our job to decide how things will manifest. There was so much pressure to pass a bill quickly and to find a quick fix. When Congress didn't agree at first, the market fell even deeper. While action is necessary when using the law of attraction, you have to be paying attention to what inspired action comes forth after you intend your outcome. The key word here is inspired. It doesn't appear to me that there was any inspired action taken during these past few weeks: rather, it was done in a mode of fear and worry, with political agendas and "expert" fixes.
Hmmm....Wouldn't it have been much cheaper to decide not to worry and to be peaceful, calm, cool and collected..to remain in a feeling of trust and in a KNOWING that the economy will recover, rebound and prosper? I wonder how many of those people visualized where they wanted to be at the end of things before they figured out a plan? I doubt that many, if any, did. They were too busy worrying in fear. Happiness is a choice and I'm choosing to be happy.
So much of life is a choice. I'm not worried. I'll be ok. In past economic troubled times, there have always been people who prospered and flourished. I'm not worried: I will be one of those people. What about you?
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Top-level comments on this article: (9 total)Hi Barbara. This article is exactly what we need to read to support our instincts of looking at the cup half full, no matter what. And there is nothing else we can do anyway, since it is all out of control right now. I agree that we need to keep appreciating, all day, every day, and allow good to appear. Thanks!Dianne, Thank you for your comments and support. I appreciate it. Warmly, Barbara
Interesting angle. I can't say that I am worried about the economy so much as I want to make sure I am prepared. But, by saying that you will just think happy thoughts and all will be well is not realistic. The best plans come from realizing there could be a worst case scenerio and acting, not in fear, but with logic and reason. I didn't miss the part of your article where you talked about action. I just think different people come to their action in different ways. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Even if we don't all agree, it is good to read how others handle things.JL, Thank you for reading and providing your insights. Warmly, Barbara
hi barbara,this was a well thought out article with some great truths. if everyone was a little more giving, open minded, spiritual, and hopeful, we'd all be okay. thanks for sharing your thoughts,best regards,sue thomSue, Thanks so much for your comments and encouragement! Warmly, Barbara
Barbara, great article! I feel the same way.Terry, Thank you for stopping by and commenting! Warmly, Barbara
Thank you Barbara,I feel the same, and it is up to us to make ourself happy. I do that by trusting in God, not the government. I can only do my part.god blessMichelle, Thank you for your comments. I appreciate them. Warmly, Barbara
Barbara you are right and a good article. However, I guess there is always a however, it is not the worry about money that we should be concerened. That is only for those who's entire focus is on that and what the world has to offer them. No, it is about everything else we profess to be as believers. It seems we miss the boat on this repeatedly, over and over again. We accept and condone sin, lies, exploitation, usury in as casual a manner as we possibly can and then get up and go to church or whatever religious organization we go to each week and ask why when all around is misery. fault, who cares, that is not the concern of the Christian, the cause is. Therein is the root problem. Why so mnay are not concerned. So you are right as to why worry in the context the Word says. What will be will be. Yet we are too quick to forget that while in the world and not of the world, as believers, we are obligated to speak out. Yes, not worry about money but about the cuases. Immorality, usury, sin, crime, abuse, exploitive, and destroys. The issue at hand is this nation and for the people is what is at stake today, the general Welfare and the future of our posterity. In that we are obligated before God to insure all done as professors in the faith to secure what we had and more. That is the worry and sadly it is not even recognized.Robert, Thank you for stopping by and commenting here. The fact that we can openly express our viewpoints in this country and specifically on forums like this at SearchWarp is why I appreciate it so much. I appreciate you taking the time to read and express your viewpoint here. Warmly, Barbara
Dear Barbara~First of all, BRAVO! Bravo for speaking YOUR truths and offering them up for the world to see. It takes enormous courage and you apparently have it. I'm with you! I also wanted to offer this up: when people say you're not being "realistic", etc.....(& I'm pretty sure you already know this...but still) just say 'thank you very much' and carry on. YOUR energy, YOUR thoughts, YOUR beliefs create YOUR world. Period. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise. I've seen it more often than I can tell you...but what you believe is what IS. You've got it clear as day...and so do lots of other folks. So let us just carry on with our intentions and let everyone who WANTS to worry, worry. I'm not either!Wishing you hugs, blessings and LOADS of crystal clear visuals!Camille, Thank you for your encouragement. It made my day already! Warmly, Barbara
Greetings,
As the late, great George Carlin said, "When they asked me if I saw a glass half-empty or half-full, I said, 'I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be.'"
Take a page from the play book of Alfred E. Neuman: "What me worry?"
I dabbled in stock for a short while, even sold them (admittedly, not very successfully). I learned two fundamental rules about stocks, that they go up, and they go down.
If you have never seen it, one of Akira Kurosawa's most esoteric films was called Dreams. Martin Scorcese played a bit part at the end, of Vincent Van Gogh. Kurosawa, himself, made a cameo appearance.
When Van Gogh (Scorcese) saw Kurosawa walking, he admonished him for wasting the precious daylight. "Why aren't you painting? You should be painting."
Forget the stock market, and turn off the TV. You should be writing!Gregory, Thanks so much for your thoughtfulness. I love the story and appreciate the uplifting. Warmly, Barbara
It seems that the news media, for one, doesn't want us to be happy. Here in Canada the price of gas has gone from a high of $1.38 per litre down to .78 cents per litre as of today and it is falling a few cents every week. The stores in the malls have lowered their prices for Christmas and some are putting on two-for-one sales. The news tonight said that Canadians are shopping more than ever and when the person on the street is interviewed, they are all smiles and says it's about time that prices are coming down. Then the news caster comes back on the screen and says that even though this all sounds like good news, there is a downside to it and it is not as good as it sounds. It seems that they just can't be happy with a little good news; everything has to be bad. If it wasn't, they wouldn't have a news show.David, I'd say that's a lot to be grateful for! As for the news, we have a choice: we can turn off the tv!
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