The Importance of Trust to Live Life Fully
The other day I wrote this poem:
Maybe if I stuck to something long enough
instead of running away
or thinking happiness was somewhere else,
I could trust myself.
With this poem I realized something. Trusting yourself is about planting the seeds of that trust through action. Every promise you make to yourself whether it is to treat yourself with kindness or show up in some capacity to create something in your life, relies on your commitment to act in accordance with that promise.
Trust is not a given. It is earned, over time and with consistency. Trust is showing up everyday. or almost every day — or as often as possible in the way that you’ve committed to. Routines are built off of trust. Habits are built out of trust. Knowing you can do it, whatever it is, is a belief built out of trust.
I think it is safe to say that if we can all let ourselves down a lot when it comes to trust
Trusting Yourself is hard
We have to acknowledge that trusting ourselves is hard. Showing up everyday, or almost everyday or as often as possible in committed action takes immense energy. Whether that energy is physical, mental, or spiritual, that thing you want to do, no…
