Okay, okay, that may be simple, but it isn't easy to do. That's where faith comes into to the picture. Especially when I'm not. Faith does not guarantee a payoff. It's not the hope that I'll be who you want me to be, or the expectation that things will go according to our plans.
Faith is about connection.
It's about relationship. It's a lot like falling in love. Sacred scriptures often refer to faith as a gift, and we're often hard-pressed to figure out just where it comes from. Sure, there are ways to earn trust, and to deepen our beliefs, but I maintain that at it's core, faith is a mystery, and it's the essence of every fulfilling relationship we have. It opens us, enlarges our awareness to include all the possibilities.