Love or Fear

When I am scared and have a decision to make, I ask myself... does my choice come from love or fear?

This can be hard to do, especially when anxiety is mounting. Considering what is happening across the world with Coronavirus, it’s natural to worry. However, if we allow it, we could easily get consumed by fear. But the truth is, we have a choice when it comes to our reactions to our experiences. 

For me, I am supposed to be in Italy for seven weeks starting April 29th. I have two retreats coming up in April (Mexico) and May (Italy). Will these retreats happen? Will our flights be cancelled? Am I losing thousands of dollars? As a business owner, I want to handle this with the upmost care and consideration for my guests. Plus, I am flying to Florida tomorrow to visit my mom, who at 84 is high risk. Recently, I’ve been in two countries and two states. Do I still go and unknowingly infect her? 

While we each have our own situations, thoughts and emotions to contend with, what I know for sure is this: Fear is contagious and lethal to ourselves and society. When there is fear, we have a choice - either go with fear, and let it rule - or pause, acknowledge, then choose strength and love.

There is power is choosing love.

Choosing love takes courage and strength of heart. When I come from love, which encompasses trust, acceptance and surrender, everything seems to flow better. It is possible to feel anxiety, and then transform our emotions, because our emotions come from our thoughts. In other words, we can be with difficult feelings, then transform our thoughts to experience more ease.

I am doing my best to focus on what I want to see happen, rather than what I’m afraid of. I am choosing to be wise with my self-care practices, and to continue making the best decisions I know how.

This is the perfect opportunity to surrender what we cannot control, take care of ourselves, and make the most responsible and self-honoring choices we can make. We may not have all the answers and solutions, but we can practice and accept that we are doing the best we know how. 

In our humanity, our collective power starts with us, and our practices can turn us into a force of love and strength. To me, this mindset is far more contagious than Coronavirus.

So my friends... please stay focused on love. 

Sending healing prayers to all around the globe for optimal healing, peace and harmony. 

Love,
Laina

P.S.

As of today, my retreats are still happening. In fact, someone just signed up today for Mexico. Plus, see below as there is a date change for the January 2021 New Year Renewal Retreat in Sayulita, Mexico.

Mexico: January 10th - January 16th, 2021
NEW YEAR RENEWAL RETREAT:
Relax and restore for 6 nights at Haramara - an exclusive and intimate luxury seaside location recently named one of the Top 10 Retreat Centers in the world. Nestled above the Pacific Ocean on 12 lush acres of tropical jungle with a private beach, this retreat location is magnificent. 
Early Bird Pricing Ends May 1st, 2020