I have written so much about trust. It's a huge issue for me. As a child, I trusted no one but myself. Then, when I began to make poor choices in my life, I stopped trusting me. Then I went through a period where I trusted everyone but myself, whether it was deserved or not. Now, I know not to give my trust until it is earned. And I do trust my own feelings and instincts, and most of the time, I even listen.
But I still don't trust Spirit completely. I am reading Mark David Gerson's new memoir, Acts of Surrender. Over and over again, Mark David surrenders to the guidance he receives. I am resisting this deep level of surrender to my writing. In the past, I've leapt into the darkness of the unknown, knowing I would be held up. Why the lack of trust now?
Perhaps I just need to make that leap once more. Yes, yes, and yes. That is what I need to do.
How about you?
Blessings,
Karen
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10 comments:
Some would call that a leap of faith.
Trusting ourselves is often the hardest thing to do.
Alex, yes, that is what I am talking about and my faith is a bit shaky right now.
Diane, yes, tell me about it
Karen
I think trusting ourselves and knowing that we are strong enough to handle it when other people let us down (and they will, whether they mean to or not) is much more important than being able to trust other people.
I think Alex nailed it! Hugs to you. I know you can make the leap.
Karen, this post so beautifully articulates that journey for all of us. I loved reading it. Twice.
For me, trust is one a case by case basis. I rarely trust anyone or anything completely. :)
Not many I trust either, but one thing is for sure, it has to be earned!
Keep listening for those whispers, Karen....and following them. And remember that it's okay to be afraid. It's even okay to resist. What's not okay is to let that fear and resistance paralyze you.
I spent too much of my life in that kind of paralysis. That doesn't meant I don't get scared. I get plenty scared, as you must have read in Acts of Surrender by now. But as Toshar is told to do in The MoonQuest, I do my imperfect best to move through the fear to the other side. That's something I know you can do!
Maybe you're being challenged again. Follow your intuition.
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