Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose. And, every time you use the present to stress and worry about the future, you are choosing to sacrifice joy today to mourn joy you might not have tomorrow. And, although it may seem like you are creating solutions or somehow protecting yourself from pain through worrying, scheming and stressing about the future, in reality, you are just causing yourself more worry and uncertainty. Today, you can choose to stop wasting your time worrying. In fact, you can choose to be in the moment and trust in the one that follows it. You can’t always control what tomorrow or your future will look like, but you can know that more often than not, it will lead to something good if you are truly open to what the uncertainty of the future can bring you. And, when it doesn’t, know that you will get through it—and faster if you haven’t already overwhelmed yourself with what-ifs and worst-case scenarios. Today, know that on the other side of worry, there’s trust. You can't always trust in specifics, but you can trust in yourself and you can trust in Life. Choose to do so today.

Just for today, I release all negative thoughts about the past and all worries about the future. I realize that stress is only fear. I now release all fear. I trust the power that created me to protect me, guide me and love me at all times and under all circumstances. I am safe and everything is always working out for my highest good. And so it is.