We all know that being afraid of the future is just as silly as being afraid of our own shadows, and yet we fear it all the same. We fear what we could possibly lose and we fear a bunch of what ifs. And, fear simply represents what could go wrong. If you think about it, hope is fear’s antithesis. In a way, hope is the reality we wish to see in the future, and fear is its shadow. The difficult part is overcoming that shadow with courage and hope. It’s something with which we all struggle. Today, let go of your need to know what comes next, to try to control everything and everyone in your life in an attempt to keep things the same, to keep them from changing. Today, fill yourself up with hope-the hope that in any moment whatever you are suffering with will change. The hope that all your challenges have made your wise and capable so you will be able to handle anything that your future brings you and the hope that today will always be a better day than yesterday. Today, allow hope to bring light into your darkness; to encourage you to reach out for the good of humanity and to just keep on truckin’ even when you think the goings are just too tough.

Just for today, my thinking is peaceful and calm. I surrender to what is. I let go of what was and I have faith in what will be. Whatever comes my way today, I know that I can handle it. I am a capable person. I trust the power that created me to protect, guide me and love me at all times and under all circumstances. Everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is.