"There are no guarantees. From the viewpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From the viewpoint of love, none are necessary." Emmanuel
How true. When one is in a place of fear or anxiety, reason and trust and logic are missing; and fear has no power when we are in love. The Course of Miracles says that there is only fear and love. That might be true. It seems that anger, anxiety, sadness -- all may be based in fear; while joy, well-being, and contentment are based in love. Have you felt the difference? The difference when you are feeling love versus when you are feeling fear? Fear manages to trick us into thinking of and worrying about all kinds of potential calamities; whereas, love enables us to know that all is well. Even in the position of caregiving, we can know that good is the essential quality of all things. What is the good that is coming out of caregiving for you? It might be a re-prioritization of time and values; it might be the task of learning to take care of yourself while providing caregiving; it might be seeing the people who are available to love and support the care receiver and us in this process. Of one thing we can be certain: we live our lives differently when we believe, really believe that good is the underlying quality of all things.
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