What if...

Recently, I read an article that was based on questions stated by two lead characters in a movie. The male lead was fretting over changes and pending changes in his life, and kept saying to his wife, "What if it all goes wrong?" Her response was always, "What if it all goes right?"

I'd had a spontaneous idea and acted on it. Then, an old learned program popped up. I began to entertain self-doubt, worry, and ultimately, a form of self-rejection for possibly acting prematurely, stupidly, ruining everything...and the list goes on.

The next morning, I woke and remembered the wife's question, "What if it all goes right?" I laughed out loud, which definitely shifted my energy. I thought about everything else in my life and asked, What if it all goes right?

My personal observations and experiences have demonstrated repeatedly throughout my life, that in the end, everything does go right. My feelings at the time something that I perceive as negative happens may be, understandably, disappointed, irritated, or whatever human emotion surfaces. I've learned to honor my feelings and emotions, look inside them for what they might communicate to me, and trust that "it" will inevitably go right. It always has and it always will. Ultimately. Sometimes, it's what we'd call good stuff. Other times, it's a matter of recognizing the role something or someone played in an overall outcome, and that everything had purpose.

It "goes right" is because I look for it. I allow my mind, heart, and attitude to shift, to make lemonade out of lemons. I don't mean for that to sound trite, I've had to find that strength and trust amidst some very challenging times.

Last year, I learned about www.tut.com and signed up for their free daily messages from "The Universe." Those notes inspire me, strengthen me when I feel weak, make me laugh out loud, and just plain feel good. They are always profound; but one in particular hangs on my wall where I work and ties in with What if it all goes right. The significant sentence is, "Events are my specialty, Joyce, trust me."

Ain't it the truth. Some of what shows up in my life, I never even imagined for myself. What is said about asking for what you want (stated as an intention), taking whatever action you can while also releasing your attachment to it (in case there's something even better for you), and leaving the bigger How to whatever name you choose to use for the creative energy is accurate.

The next time you feel prone to worry about something, if it feels appropriate for you at that moment, ask yourself, "What if it all goes right?" Remember to stay open to what that might look like. The creative energy is a master with the How, but it's also pretty good about protection if you trust it, even when the waters are choppy at first.