As I am sitting here working on my writing practice I was drawn to the word ‘trust’.
Trust – what does it mean?
For me?
For you?
Where do you feel it in your body?
I feel it deeply in the pit of my stomach, somewhere behind and above my belly button.
Pondering Trust…..
-safety
-surety that something will or won’t happen
-that my efforts will get me to where I want to go or be
-that in time I will be clear on where I want to be
– that I have the energy to commit to seeing it through
– the big one coming to mind is trusting the
process when striving towards a particular outcome
My own trust is challenged in two ways:
Do I have the energy to commit and will I still have the energy when I am part of the way or near the end to fully see it through?
Will I remain consistent even when life gets in the way?
I can say yes right now, but is my story strong enough to help keep me there?
In my physical well-being I am absolutely certain that it is so, since my biggest vision into the future is to be healthy, strong and agile to do the things I want to do even when I am a hundred or more years old. My picture before my eyes is to be holding hands with my beloved and walking on the beach, feeling the wind in my face and it messing up my hair and my heart singing with joy at the moment.
For my writing that story is not yet so clear.
This is where trust comes in – keeping the written word in the forefront of my mind and fostering it to be my preferred method of communicating my wisdom and insights.
For my clients I see it – of course – in the realm of my gym and physical well-being.
– Learning to trust in themselves to be able to do what is asked of them.
– Trusting in the process even though results might not be visible for a while
– Trusting that results will come with dedication and commitment
– Trusting that results will still come even if life throws curve balls and physical challenges have to be dealt with first before progressing in a certain direction
– Trusting that the power to change anything lies within each individual and doesn’t come from the outside
– Trusting that it is never too late to start
– Trusting that something can always be done.
Yet all these metaphors will translate into everything in life, not just the physical.
Take it to health.
Or to personal growth or spiritual development.
My final thoughts for today are that there is always hope and where there is a will there is always a way.
It just takes getting started.
Somewhere.