Trust
Trust is a big deal, especially during times of extreme change or growth. We want to put our trust in all sorts of other things as a way of feeling safe… for instance, we can put the energy of our trust in god, in hopes that everything is going to turn out all right. we can put our trust in our job or our bosses, that they will watch out for us in the workplace, and that we’ll keep our jobs. We trust that our friends will always be there for us, as a shoulder to cry on, or to provide a much needed laugh. We can trust that our investments – wether they be financial, emotional, or spiritual – will pay off in the ways we’d like them to in the end.
The place that we have a hard time putting our trust is in ourselves. There’s a perception that because we’re so “in” our own lives, that we can’t be onjective enough to know what’s best, or what to do next. We can fall into the trap of putting our trust outside of ourselves in order to feel safe.
When I first got my driver’s license, I took my old Ford Escort (Natalie was her name, great car!) to my High School parking lot when it was covered with snow and ice. I gunned it and lost control of the car in a skid. I turned into the skid and instantly gained control of my car. Telling someone to turn into a skid, that’s crazy talk. It seems so wrong, but it works. That takes trust to do.
Perhaps when you’re most unsure of what’s going on in your life, when things seem completely out of control and like everything is falling apart ala a house of cards – perhaps that’s when you need to turn into the skid. Do the thing that doesn’t make any sense. Not only will you learn the value of trusting yourself – there’s something magical about defying the odds and gaining control of your car. It’s exhilarating and makes you feel like you can do anything. And you can.
