Not long ago, I found myself deep into a complex project at work that involved many parties within and without my organization. It was a task far bigger than any I’d worked on previously, and I feared that I was in over my head. I hardly knew where to begin to put together the foundational pillars that would support a successful outcome. I worried that I might make a mistake that would result in disaster or that my colleagues would realize that I didn’t have what it took to lead such a high-stakes project.

Anxiety about my work was new to me. I’d always been cool and easygoing under pressure. When coworkers would ask how I managed to be unfazed by the demands of the job, I would joke that I had tried stress once and it wasn’t for me,
so I simply didn’t do stress. 

Of course, there was more to it than just willing myself to stay calm. Through my study of Christian Science, I had learned that we can rely on God to guide us and provide everything we need to fulfill His holy purpose. Mary Baker Eddy writes in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, “To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, to-day is big with blessings” (p. vii).