Life Without Fear: Reflections on Enoughness and Awakening

Enoughness in action....

My reading this morning in The Way of Mastery stirred some thoughts.

First, a little context. The Way of Mastery is a channeled text attributed to Jeshua ben Joseph—yes, that Jeshua. It’s structured as 35 lessons, said to mirror the stages of awakening he himself moved through. The teachings are anchored by four Axioms and four Keys to the Kingdom, offered as a path toward awakening consciousness.(If you’re curious to learn more, let me know—Jenn and I have studied this work and supported others with it for many years.)

Today, I started again at the beginning. Lately, I’ve felt muddled. When that happens, I know it’s time to return to the basics. This text helps ground me there.

Axiom One states:“…nothing which you are experiencing is caused by anything outside of you.”

Nothing you experience is caused by anything other than you.

That’s a heavy one, isn’t it?

I can almost hear the objections:

“I didn’t ask for him to hit me.”

“I didn’t ask for my mom to be an alcoholic.”

“I didn’t ask for that professor to fail me and derail my plans for grad school.”

I know. Truly. I have those same thoughts.

And still… what if it’s true—not in the way that blames or dismisses harm, but in the way that points to perception? What if how we experience events lives entirely inside us?

Have you ever noticed how the same situation can land differently on different days?

Some days, when my kid stomps across the floor—because he walks heavily and struggles with balance—I remember that he has autism, and I soften. Other days, when I’m already overstimulated, I feel irritated and tense. Which response is “right”? Neither. It’s the same event, filtered through a different nervous system state.

Sometimes I’m passed over in line because someone taller steps in front of me. Some days, I wait patiently or calmly say, “Excuse me, I was here.” Other days, something inside me wants to scream, I MATTER TOO.

What changed?

Not the situation.

Me.

If this axiom holds even a little truth, what else can I explore through it?

One of my biggest ongoing worries is having enough. Money is the loudest version of this fear, but it shows up as time, energy, resources—whatever feels scarce in the moment. I often live in a low-level hum of worry about lack.

And if I’m always worried… how do I ever rest?

How do I trust that there is enough?

What would need to shift inside me to change how I experience the world?

This morning, my attention turned to my practice and what I want this coming year to feel like. A few days ago, I was in full panic mode and made a big plan with Jenn—creating a large program, producing a lot of material, going big.

Within hours, it felt heavy.

I started thinking about all the other things I’d be giving up to make it happen. The long-term commitment. The constant sharing, promoting, convincing people to join.

Ugh. More grind.

My system slammed on the brakes—hard. There may have been some whiplash… and definitely the smell of burning rubber. 😆 So we talked it through today.

Do we actually have enough?

Yes. The bills are paid. We eat well. We even go out to dinner now and then. By any honest measure, we live in plenty.

Which makes me wonder if my fears are… outdated.

What would I do if I truly believed that?

From a business perspective, I’d focus on refining what already exists—making sure the systems we have work smoothly and sustainably, with minimal energy output.

And then?

I’d go work in the garden.

Crochet.

Clean the thing that’s been quietly annoying me.

Or lie under the trees and watch the clouds drift by.

That sounds delightful.

And divine.

Life without fear.

Divine.