8/2/2019 0 Comments ChooseSo often in life and on the fertility journey you have to have believe in something that is unseen. This can feel so out of control, especially when there are no guarantees and you've had bad news in the past. It can be feel safer to hedge your bets, prepare for the worst, and not get your hopes up. I was listening to the Liturgists Podcast recently and in in one of their interviews with Fr. Richard Rohr I heard something that I believe is pivotal: basically, Rohr was saying you can choose what to believe in. You can choose to put your faith in a God of anger and judgement who doesn't really have your back or you can choose to put your faith in a God of life and love who's got your best interests at heart. I'd also add that you can also choose whether or not to have faith in God/Creator/a higher power/the Universe at all. There are so many things that are beyond our control, but this matter of choosing what you believe, that's 100% up to you. Is this delusional?
Is it delusional of me to place infinite trust in a force that I cannot see, touch, or prove - a force that might not even actually exist? Okay, for the sake of argument, let's call it totally delusional. But is it any more delusional than believing that only your suffering and your pain are authentic? Or that you are alone - that you have no relationship whatsoever with the universe that created you? Or that you have been singled out by destiny as specially cursed? Or that your talents were given to you for the mere purpose of destroying you? What I'm saying is this: If you're going to live your life why not at least select a delusion that is helpful? Allow me to suggest this one: The work wants to be made, and it wants to be made through you. -Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic
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