It is amazing how long we as a species have felt that we, in some way, determine what happens to us. The Puritan poet, Anne Bradstreet wrote in 1666 a verse speculating that she must have caused the fire to her home by too much emphasis on having material things. Most religions have some aspect of the Golden Rule: Do unto others what you want them to do unto you.
But when one is facing a very significant life challenge, there is not much comfort in trying to discern if one has "caused" the challenge. The Abraham teachings are so positive: Keep one's emotions in the higher vibrational range toward joy, and life unfolds deliciously.
So, how does one come to peace with a significant life challenge without self blame? I remember reading, perhaps in the book, "Why Bad Things Happen to Good People", that we can think of bad things occurring by imagining God standing on one mountainside and, with sadness, seeing an avalanche go down the opposite mountain. God did not cause the avalanche. Neither, I think, do we cause the catastrophes in our lives, at least not always.
It is important to me to live my life with the highest possible integrity, with my actions and intentions being focused on what is best for all people. It is also my experience, that despite these intentions, bad things do happen.
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