Trust

I've been thinking about ways to deal with unpleasant things in my life.  Just naming them "unpleasant" reveals my attachments to not wanting them at all.  Some of my Parkinson's symptoms are very unpleasant and even painful and do affect my life.  Luckily, they seem to come and go.  Lately, we've also had some real worries about certain family members, fearing for them.

Turning to my yogic philosophy--everything is good and perfect--which is not always easy for me to  believe, I am experimenting with a new practice.  When I am confronted with pain, unpleasantness, fears and worries, I thank God.  Here's how it might go:  "Thank you God for my (specific symptom here) Parkinson's Disease.  I don't know what good will come from it, but I thank you; I trust you God."  Or, "Thank you God for (name here) problems (state specific problems).  I don't know what good will come from it for (that person), but I thank you and I trust you God."

Whatever concerns me doesn't go away, but I am lifted and eased in a small way, and more open to what is.