{"id":371,"date":"2011-10-12T09:27:38","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T14:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wholeperson.com\/wordpress\/?p=371"},"modified":"2011-10-12T09:27:38","modified_gmt":"2011-10-12T14:27:38","slug":"faith-and-surrender-as-outlook-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/faith-and-surrender-as-outlook-skills","title":{"rendered":"Faith and Surrender as Outlook Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/strong>Faith means many things. It isn\u2019t necessarily belief in religion, but rather a type of trust. It is a trust of things you cannot prove or explain. You trust your friends will come through for you, or you trust gravity. There are many kinds of faith. It allows you to tap into a source of strength beyond yourself. It is what you know and believe to be true when your mind can\u2019t prove it otherwise \u2013 the final extension of perception. Superficial faith isn\u2019t any help, but deep faith can help you with stress that comes from the most painful parts of life. Allow tragedy to grow faith in you. Don\u2019t run away from reality because it hurts. Hardships bring new insights. If you want to further develop your concept of faith, ask others about what they believe. Listen. How is it different from yours? How is it similar? Do not try to sell your faith to them; there are no right or wrong answers. Be polite and respectful; open your mind and learn.<\/p>\n

Faith helps you surrender \u2014accepting what is now and moving on from an outdated past or a distant future. Understand that things change and will continue to do so. Learn to live within your limits and make the best of what life has to offer. Surrendering is not defeat. Don\u2019t let yourself worry needlessly over something you can\u2019t control in the distant future. If you cross that bridge before you have to, you pay the toll twice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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