Hello my friend,

Do you have the guts to have faith in the Universe? To have faith in yourself?

It’s a simple switch to go from fear to faith. There’s no magic or mysterious force you have to believe in. There’s absolutely nothing in your life that you have to change. Faith doesn’t mean walking off a rooftop and hoping for the best. We call that foolishness where I come from.

No. Faith means doing what you normally do, planning wisely, and preparing thoroughly. But you don’t think it’s going to work out. You know it will. And you know that if it doesn’t work out right on time and in the way you thought, that it will later and even better.

All hopelessness, fear, doubt, insecurity, and worries that you have about your life are because you do not have faith in this miraculous universe. You do not trust that everything happens for a reason. 

I have faced much hardship, became estranged from close and dear family members, lost nearly all the money I had saved up in my life, and I suffered for a very long time. Until I realized that all this loss served valuable purposes in my life. 

The financial loss motivated me, and I rededicated my life to helping people. The loss of family members who hurt me will allow me to raise my children free from the generational wounds and scars that my family caused. I will not have to repeat the mistakes of my parents with my children. My children will grow up in a home that doesn’t shout. They will not have the influence of grandparents who poison them with toxic behavior, and neither will I.

The lessons were hard, but needed. Since then, I have learned to never question this infinitely perfect universe. 

It all works out. 

It is all for the best.

There is always a reason. 

If you can’t see the reason why something happened right now — it’s often not clear until later — just wait. Something amazing can always come from something tragic. 

We’re all born and we’ll all die. It’s not the quantity of years or the quantity of money that matter. It’s the quality of our time. 100 years in hell is worse than 20 in heaven. 

We can be at war with everything and everyone, doubting and fearing. Or, at peace. Quality comes from within. We each have the power to end all inner and outer conflict when we give up our doubt in ourselves and the Universe.

The greatest show in the world is happening right before your very eyes, full of twists and turns. You won’t know how it ends until the end, so sit back and enjoy the show.

Be aware of your doubts and fears, and always come back to trust and faith.

There’s really no other way to live.

Everyday, spiritual insights and messages pop into my head (from somewhere) and lately I started sharing them on Threads. If you’re on there, be sure to follow @ToddPerel and say hi.

Much love,
Todd

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