It seems like my last few notes to you have been about worries. I'm not saying that's bad, because if we can't discuss our worries with you when they come up, then with whom can we discuss them? I do want to take today, though, and move away from the worries. I still have them and I'm still working on them, but I don't want to have my entire conversation with you to be focused on them.
Instead, I would like to focus on the positive things in my life right now. I ran a race on Saturday and ran it pretty slowly for me, and still got second place and a nice prize package--thank you for that! It was a beautiful day then, too, and we really enjoyed ourselves over in McLeod. I believe that my slowness was due to the heavy wind that day, as everyone else was slow, too.
My classes are going well, and so is the job that I'm doing at CC. It's very nice being a part of two completely different worlds, as my brain is being used in several completely different ways, and I'm learning things from several different perspectives.
I need to work on getting focused enough to finish a couple of writing projects--perhaps you could help me out there?
We have a nice place to live, we have food on the table, we have work, we have a lot of opportunities that we hadn't had before we moved here, so thank you for all that. I do try to be grateful as much as I possibly can--you know that--but the worries do move themselves into my life sometimes and make things difficult. In any case, thanks for all that's going well!
A reply:
You're welcome, but of course, you have a lot to do with things going well yourself. There's a bit of a myth among people who "believe" in me that all good things come from me. The truth is, though, that you create a lot of the good yourself through your actions and your decisions. Your gratitude for that good, though, is extremely important, as it helps you to create more good (and therefore feel more gratitude, etc., etc.)
Yes, things are going well for you. No, they're not going as well as they could, but one of the most important lessons in life--one that you've learned already, even if you don't always put it into practice--is not to focus on what we think things should be rather than what things are. Financially, most of the people in your country are having difficulties, and that situation is a precursor to change. I don't know what the change will be, but the situation is reaching crisis proportions, so there will have to be some sort of change soon. It can go in any of several different directions. But the main thing for you to take from that is the fact that your financial situation isn't completely your doing. You're a member of your society at a time in history when people of your class have a harder time making ends meet. And you also have several financial responsibilities that aren't yours, but which you and your wife have taken up in order to help other people--and you've got to keep that in mind.
Why am I talking about finances when you didn't? Because the worries are still there. I know you want to be positive, yet sometimes it's much more important to work your way through confusion and concerns than it is to put on a happy face and pretend that nothing's wrong. If it takes another week, another month, another five years to work your way through these issues, I'll be here to help you do so. Put your faith in me. Put your faith in the life I've given you and others. You'll find that when you trust me and life, the day-to-day stress diminishes significantly.
And thank you for your thanks. I don't expect it from people, but I do appreciate it when it comes.
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