The journey to love is a trip. I will fall freely!
Trust is at the foundation of all relationships, including the one we have with ourselves. Learning to trust ourselves is paramount and a necessity when falling in love with another.
For years, I did not trust myself. I did not trust my decisions. I frequently over-thought my choices and where they might lead me. I suppose, you’d say, I lived in fear: fear of rejection, fear of loss, and fear of making mistakes. I referred to myself as a “great mistake maker.” Meaning, in my mind, my mistakes were not minor, they were major. I mourned my errors and felt the need to make amends. I often focused on my mistakes and was unwilling to forgive myself or accept credit for what I had learned from them.
Now, I am making memories out of my mistakes and moving on! I have discovered that wearing a little egg on my face from time-to-time is not only okay, but also required, if I am to experience growth. And, let’s just say, my growth has been abundant!
When I began focusing on my ability to overcome my misjudgments, the lessons I learned along the way, and the good that had come of them, they no longer mattered as much. I began to trust myself and my own intuition. Trusting my intuition and my ability to come through all things, good and bad, allowed me to trust in others.
“The best way to find out if you can trust anybody is to trust them.” - Ernest Hemingway.
Trusting others is not a mistake, it is a gift. A gift we give to ourselves and to others. When we trust, we are free to fall. We are free to love. We are free to give of ourselves and to navigate the journey before us.
Take the trip, friends. Fall freely!
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