Our level of trust is based on who we are today and what we have learned through the experiences of our life. If you’ve ever had the rug pulled out from underneath you, you will have experienced uncertainty, instability and fear, along with emotional turmoil. If you’ve lost a relationship through death, divorce or any other reason where it did not appear you had a choice, you will know only too well how trust is diminished.
In the face of uncertainty and instability, trust either expands or erodes. Our internal language directly indicates how much of our energy is based in judgment. The words we use to describe ourselves and our ‘story’ provide either emotional freedom, or emotional suffering. Words such as I’m angry, afraid, confused and lonely are empowering words, because they accurately, without judgment, express how we feel inside. Words such as I feel betrayed, cheated, rejected and unsupported are victim words, which blame someone or something outside us. Victim words hold us hostage to suffering, and keep us from opening our heart.
When we change our internal language to reflect self-accountability and non-judgment, and release fear, we become empowered. Trust grows because we believe in ourselves. Where there is trust and love, there is an absence of fear. Words that help us build trust include hope, truth, confidence, reliance, dependable, integrity, and I trust.
How do we nurture trust? We start honouring what we are feeling and experiencing within ourselves. We stop blaming others and events for our own feelings. The relationship we have with ourselves expands. We open our heart and mind to trust the events in our life as a catalyst for inner growth.
It can be difficult to trust the process when it hurts financially, emotionally, physically. We may feel left out, ignored, isolated, alone, and depressed. Our ego wants to justify, manage and take control, as we frantically seek to make sense of our situation. When we slow down and observe from within, we align with our core essence as spirit nurturing trust with ease and flow. Then with surrender, our ego simply has to let go and trust.
Trust the process, breathe, and release fear.
by Regina Kaiser
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us”
