It’s month two of my Year of Fundamental Wellbeing. I set out this January to keep a sense of fundamental wellbeing as a top intention for the year. This is especially important in a COVID context.
How have I been doing?
I am stretching my own definition of fundamental wellbeing. Today, what it means to me, is trust. I fundamentally trust that all is well. I fundamentally trust that things work together in mysterious ways that I don’t understand. I fundamentally trust that, although I am not always “happy” – I am fundamentally okay. I am taken care of.
Today, this well-known quote comes to mind: “And why be anxious about clothing? Learn a lesson from the wild lilies. Watch their growth. They neither toil nor spin.” … (Weymouth New Testament, Matthew 6:28).
I choose to believe that things are being arranged in my best interest. Yes, I realize this may very well be delusional. Yet, it is no more or less delusional than being paranoid. I’ve always loved the idea of “pronoia.”
The word has Greek origins, meaning foresight or providence, but starting in the 20th century, it picked up popularity in various pieces of literature and self-help books. Pronoia is the belief that the universe conspires to shower me (and everyone, by extension) with blessings.
These are some attempts to explain what I mean these days by fundamental wellbeing.
Want to be pronoid with me?