Dear Seeker,

"Instead of falling into those familiar feelings of futility over yourself, work to deliberately drop those discourage-filled thoughts that are telling you that the limit of your present view is the limit of your possibilities."

~ Guy Finley

Excerpted from "The Essential Laws of Fearless Living" (p. 54)

Special exercise: Let go

If you're in pain over anything, it's because you're holding onto something. And while it is not unnatural to experience feelings such as frustration, grief, and disappointment, it is unnatural to hold onto them. Whether you've forgotten to pick up the dry cleaning or you've just lost your job -- there is a key moment where a switch occurs in our minds. The mind goes from simply registering the impact of what has happened to building a case for how you should feel about it. This is where the trouble begins! The pain does not come from the event, the pain comes from listening to our minds tell us what it means. What can you do in these moments? Work to see that you're holding on to only one imagined outcome, and then... let it go! The more you work to let go of the thoughts that limit you, the more clearly you will see new possibilities for yourself.