{"id":1794,"date":"2011-06-09T00:10:09","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T04:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/?p=1794"},"modified":"2011-06-08T13:42:25","modified_gmt":"2011-06-08T17:42:25","slug":"stop-worrying-and-enjoy-the-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2011\/06\/stop-worrying-and-enjoy-the-moment.html","title":{"rendered":"Stop Worrying and Enjoy the Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt\u2019s too good to be true.\u201d Have you ever said that? <\/p>\n

It seems to apply to a myriad of situations. It looks like you\u2019ll get the job you were wanting. Someone offers to pay a bill for you. Your spouse cleans out the basement without you having to ask. It all sounds so suspicious. Or does it?<\/p>\n

A friend of mine is in the early stages of budding romantic relationship and her mind is racing with the \u201cwhat if\u2019s\u201d. \u201cWhat if he\u2019s a deviant?\u201d \u201cWhat if he\u2019s secretly married with nine kids?\u201d The scenarios kept getting more ludicrous. Eventually I told her, \u201cInstead of seeing this as something that has 50 ways of going wrong, why not see it as having one way of going very right?\u201d <\/p>\n

I mean, it\u2019s really gotten silly. When did we stop trusting goodness? When did miracles become suspect? Something wonderful happens, and suddenly we\u2019re watching our backs. <\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know about you, but I don\u2019t want to live my life being wary of my blessings. As my fellow blogger Gabrielle Bernstein<\/a> often says, we should \u201cexpect miracles\u201d. We need to act as though a good thing could and will happen at any moment. Why not? We prepare for disasters. We should prepare for triumphs even more.<\/p>\n

So, the next time something wonderful happens to you, instead of dissecting, over analyzing and rejecting it, try this: enjoy it. Yeah, go ahead! Revel in it. Talk about it to your friends. Think about it fondly. It\u2019s a gift from the universe just for you; so give yourself permission to unwrap it and roll around the happiness.<\/p>\n

A late evangelist often said the phrase: \u201cSomething good is going to happen to you.\u201d Believe that today, and when it does, take that moment to celebrate.<\/p>\n

Read More:
\nAllow Good Things Into Your Life<\/a>
\nHow to Put Boundaries Around Worry<\/a>
\nExpect Miracles & Good Things<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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