Wednesday, August 16, 2023
If you go on about what ails you, people will be “concerned” for you. But do you want healing, or do you want pity? They don’t go together. If someone is concerned, and if you are concerned, you are perpetuating fear. Healing can’t work in an environment of fear. Recovery does best in an environment of peace and trust. While I love attention too, we must examine the nature of our concerns. A concern is a worry. If people are worried about you, you’ll get attention. But is that what you need? If you’re not recovering, you need to reframe, and set yourself up for betterment.
Concern has a negative, downward trajectory. The eyebrows crinkle, the lips sour, and doom and gloom perpetuate. But it will get people to come to you. But I think I would prefer recovery. I’d prefer to feel good again. I would prefer to find a glimmer of hope in which to build upon, not the pity and gloom of others’ concerns.
Don’t intoxicate the environment. If you aren’t doing that well, find something that resembles trust. “I’m improving.” “I’ll figure it out.” Get confident in the future! Faith boosts up the spirit and draws attention to potential; concerns fluff up the ego and draw attention to what’s wrong. What do you prefer? Trust that you live in an orderly universe, one that operates based on trust. It’s faith that gets you through difficulty, not the so-called concerns and worry from others. That gets you attention, and brings your mind down. Do you want healing, or pity? Healing is sparked from a trust that nature works best when you stop interfering with your “concerns.” Let healing be, as it says in A Course in Miracles. There is always something good working on the underside of what seems bad at the moment. Find a ray of light. Concerns don’t lead to recovery, hope does.