There is a tendency to think, or really to be afraid, that if you are having “doubts,” then you are sabotaging any growth in positive consciousness that you have made. Doubts begin to be a sign that you have missed the mark, and life, seen through the lens of this doubt, starts to be filled with anxiety, fear, and dread. The important thing is to keep the “doubt” in perspective. Doubt comes from two places, primarily. The ego (the old self that doesn’t work really well anymore) is dying, along with its neuropathways and associations in the brain. Old ways die hard, especially when they belong to the structure of the ego. The other is that the brain is just necessarily made to doubt, to question, to seek more information. The brain, for as long as we live, whether we like it or not, is always "scanning for a virus" of any kind. A certain kind of doubt is just normal. This is what is important. Are you fundamentally moving higher in the UpSpiral or into a DownSpiral? That is what most affects your overall vibration. Look at your doubt over a period of months, not from the lens of a day or two of being mired in it. Is the general, gradual move to a more positive mind over time? That is your vibration from which you attract to you what happens in your life. The lean is so gradual that most of the time we don’t realize that we are getting better and better at it. Your essential vibration is determined by your consistent, daily focus on staying in and moving in the direction of your UpSpiral. A very small amount of movement each day is better than leaps and bounds of temporary enthusiasm that will fade. Don’t make it harder than it is. When you doubt, don’t use it as the lens for everything. Keep the doubt in perspective and do something good for yourself that you can enjoy just a little bit. Finding just one or two things to appreciate goes a long way to sustaining a more positive "lean" in your brain. Growing in consciousness is a downstream journey. Enjoy the ride.