Anxiety, stress and negativity

Anxiety, stress, and negativity cut you off from that power. The illusion that you are separate from the power that runs the universe returns. You feel yourself to be alone again, struggling against something or trying to achieve this or that. But why did anxiety, stress, or negativity arise? Because you turned away from the present moment. And why did you do that? You thought something else was more important. You forgot your main purpose. One small error, one misperception, creates a world of suffering.

 

Struggle or stress is a sign that the ego has returned, as are negative reactions when we encounter obstacles.

 

Awakened consciousness then takes over from ego and begins to run your life. You may then find that an activity that you have been engaged in for a long time naturally begins to expand into something much bigger when it becomes empowered by consciousness.

 

The word 'enthusiasm' comes from ancient Greek - en and theos, meaning God. And the related word 'enthousiazein' means "to be possessed by a god." With enthusiam you will find that you don't have to do it all by yourself. In fact, there is nothing of significance that you can do by yourself. Sustained enthusiasm brings into existence a wave of creative energy, and all you have to do then is "ride the wave."

 

by A new earth, Eckhart Tolle