Letting Go

Today's Thought

You are reading from the book Each Day a New Beginning.

It's astonishing in this world how things don't turn out at all the way you expect them to!--Agatha Christie

Probably every day of our lives, a plan goes awry. Often we have counted heavily on a particular outcome. We generally assume we have all things under control and know exactly what's best for us, and everyone else as well. But such is not the case. There is a bigger picture than the one we see. The outcome of that picture is out of our hands.

Our vision is limited, and again divinely so. However, we are able to see all that we need to see, today. And more important, if we can trust our inner guidance regarding the events of today, we'll begin to see how each day fills in a shade more of the bigger picture of our lives. In retrospect we can see how all events have contributed, in important ways, to the women we are becoming. Where today's events are leading we can't know, for certain, but we can trust the divine plan.

I will anticipate with faith what lies ahead today. All experiences carry me forward to fulfill my goal in life. I will be alert for the nudge.

This was the perfect reading for me today. The last four days have been all about plans going awry. First my son got sick and now my husband is sick as well. That has added many changes. They were diagnosed with the influenza virus. They have had high fevers and not really able to do much of anything. I have been picking up the slack at home and I worked 8 extra hours at work this week. All of this combined for lots of plans changing. The extra hours and work meant more paperwork than usual and less time to completed it as well. Despite all this I managed to have a wonderful weekend and got all the things I needed to get done completed. I did this by relying on the strength of my Higher Power and doing it one next right thing at a time. This program really works if I only step back and let it.