On Trust

Trusting someone is not the absence of getting hurt. Trust is one of the many risks we take in life and yes,  when we trust, there is always the potential of being disappointed or hurt. But, once we release our energy into the universe of trusting outside of ourselves, we then open up the portals of our minds to receive the ultimate treasures that accompanies trusting someone.

In order to trust someone, we must intrinsically possess this quality. Opening yourself up to trust someone is not about trusting that person; it is about having the capacity to trust yourself. To trust is allotted to each of us during the impressionable stages of our adolescence. The euphoria of childish credulity injects an automated reflect to trust, so we innately posses this quality. Along the tumultuous road of our lives, with each and  every encounter, the power of trust appears to become diluted. But, trust should realistically function like a reset button - we should not allow negative experiences with any one person to spill over and affect our next experience with trusting someone else. Rather, we should learn from that experience - eliminate the pain and refocus. The moment we stop trusting ourselves is the moment trust appears skewed or even non-existent. We can blame it on the negative experiences we have encountered, however, trust essentially loses its power when we no longer trust who we are.