Today for many of us our trust in ourselves and others is clouded and sometimes we are not even sure if we are our negativity or not.
Some signs that I am not currently trusting myself are: forgetfulness, fluctuation, procrastination, carelessness (I don’t care), laziness (I can’t be bothered), indecision, guilt, worry, confusion (I don’t know) and regret. All these are signs that I am not really trusting in myself (that I don’t know who I really am).
Four steps leading to increased self-trust
1. Being authentic. That is being who you really are, living your core values and honouring your truth. Knowing that you and all human beings are spiritual beings and inherently good (peaceful, loving and wise)
2. Being prepared to be ‘vulnerable’ with your own self. This depends on first establishing your authenticity, then you can safely begin to explore the unknown territory of yourself, seeing your strengths and weakness and going beyond your comfort zones.
3. Acceptance of yourself as you are, your weaknesses/strengths. It is important to not identify with your weaknesses – these are habits you have acquired rather than who you are – and to see them in a detached way. Also, note your language: it isn’t that you are angry/sad/etc but that presently you feel angry/sad/etc. You are not the feeling, you are the one observing the feeling.
4. Being in the present moment with yourself. What are you thinking/feeling/doing now? Are you recalling past experiences and are they clouding your today? When you are present you will find that a stillness enters the mind and the effect of undue outside influences fall away.
When I am in self-trust: I am in harmony with everyone around me; new solutions come to me for problems I couldn’t find answers to before; I share an inspired vision for the world as a whole; I empower others by trusting in them and their ability to do; I am doing what I preach, living with integrity (my thoughts and doing are the same) and I see myself as a trustee of all I have been given, including my mind.
