Hi Friends -

I am asking you to consider how much subtle, unconscious anxiety may be driving your life, triggering emotions that lead to foolish choices. And I about to recommend a program called Capable Life as the best resource available today for surfacing, addressing and managing anxiety’s grip.

I am asserting that by becoming aware of anxiety and tracing its likely source, we have a precious key to identify and manage all sources of hostility in our life and in the world. Anxiety may or may not be the cause of disfunction and hostility, but I have found it always reveals and points to that which I do not clearly see. The trick is to recognize the symptom and follow the thread. It really is that simple.

According to Newspapers.com, the RMS Lusitania was a luxury ocean liner that sank off the coast of Ireland after being torpedoed by a German U-boat on the afternoon of May 7, 1915. The ship carrying 1,959 passengers and crew went down in 18 minutes, claiming the lives of nearly 1,200 people, including 123 Americans. The tragedy swayed public opinion and indirectly led to the United States entering WWI.

Three months later, Unity Magazine published Charles Fillmore’s article “Peace, Peace, When There Is No Peace”, which is shown below. Charles Fillmore really tears into the powerful and wealthy families who ruled Europe at the time. Their riches and privileges had filled them with anxiety, leading them to disastrous decisions.

Charles Fillmore appears to be a bit rattled himself. That seemed strange when I first read the article. Charles Fillmore, angry? It was not his best writing.

But then I came to see that below the anger was something else: anxiety. Charles had let his simmering anxiety get the best of him. And he wrote, just as I have done all to often, a post filled with anger and accusation.

The reason it’s relevant today is because we are only one torpedo away from a real mess. And, because of social media, we are, emotionally, all one family.

It’s likely that you are reading this because you want a more peaceful life. If you are a licensed teacher or minister it’s likely you want to foster peace through your ministry. If you are part of a church leadership team I bet you want your church to be more “of one accord.”

If so, the most important thing you can do is to devote some time exploring anxiety. All I can say is that when I begin exploring anxiety many things came to the surface that, until then, were completely unknown to me. Other things that were troublesome came into focus. By becoming more aware of anxiety I was able to see many sources of anger.

Click here to read what I have to say about Steve Cuss. Click here for his personal website. Click here to see his program, Capable Life. Click here to buy his first book (managing anxiety in the church family). Click here to buy his latest book (managing anxiety about God).

Please let me know if you choose to participate.

Wednesday, May 8, 2024