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Vitamins for Your Soul, Part III

Our first two vitamins have included 1) Focusing on the Moment and 2) Making Yourself Laugh. Both of these involved doing things that cause you to lighten up. This week we'll change directions slightly and focus on some vitamins that help you discover who you are. This month I'd like to suggest a third vitamin that if something bothers you, give it to God;

Give It to God

About five years ago an event happened in my life that was so traumatic, it changed a number of my values. It also caused me to worry a great deal - mostly over nothing - and spend a great deal of time feeling sorry for myself. Essentially, a lot of change happened in my life, mostly from my own internal creations, and I then hated how my life was different and became very concerned about it.

Ironically, I spent four years going through A Course In Miracles, and learned that much of what we think of as reality is an illusion. I understood that what I created was an illusion and that I created it. Nevertheless, I worried about it constantly, even though nothing happened. My values changed and I stopped doing certain things that I used to do; yet nothing changed but the creation of new illusions.

While much of what I've said in the prior two paragraphs may not make sense to you…perhaps it will when I give you the solution, the vitamin for the soul. My solution was to make a God Box. We keep this box in a special place in the house. And whenever something seems to really bother me, I do the following:

* First, I notice that I am spending a great deal of time in illusion and that it is not food for my soul.
* Once I've noticed the impact that this item has upon my life, I take a small piece of paper and write it down.
* As I write down what's bothering me, I give it to God.
* In addition, I also give thanks to God knowing that He will take it from me.
* I then put the piece of paper in my God Box and forget about it.

I've noticed that an amazing thing happens when you follow this exercise. A problem that once dominated my thinking suddenly disappears. And if it doesn't, then the problem usually changes in some way and I then give the new problem to God in the same way. And to date, I've never had the same problem recur after I've offered it twice.

* First, I notice that I am spending a great deal of time in illusion and that it is not food for my soul.
* Once I've noticed the impact that this item has upon my life, I take a small piece of paper and write it down.
* As I write down what's bothering me, I give it to God.
* In addition, I also give thanks to God knowing that He will take it from me.
* I then put the piece of paper in my God Box and forget about it.

I've noticed that an amazing thing happens when you follow this exercise. A problem that once dominated my thinking suddenly disappears. And if it doesn't, then the problem usually changes in some way and I then give the new problem to God in the same way. And to date, I've never had the same problem recur after I've offered it twice.

Occasionally, I might have a thought about the problem, but then I realize, "You just gave this to God. Are you now taking it back?" The answer is usually "No," and I automatically just drop it.

There is an interesting statement in A Course In Miracles that says something like, "Everything is in God's control unless you have fear about it. When you have fear, you are taking control away from God and trying to control the situation yourself through your own creations." Perhaps this explains why the God Box works so well. Anyway, I strongly recommend this important vitamin for your soul. It works very well.

So your assignment for the week, as your third vitamin, is to practice this exercise for the week for everything that bothers you. Even if you find yourself with some little irritation, just write it down on a piece of paper, and put it in your God box and forget about it.

Dr. Van K Tharp
TradingEducation.com