Like you Roselle, I generally trust the people I meet, at least until proved wrong which sadly has happened on more than one distressing occasion. Distressing because if we cannot trust ourselves, our own judgements, how can we possibly trust another... and yet we do.
And I think we do because it is kinder on our own souls to be trusting and often, therefore trusted. Of course, also it really is easier than the option and I am not and never have been enticed by the suspicions inherent in mistrust...
This by OMD "'The Invitation': 'I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul; if you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy.'" this is hard, this will always be the ultimate test of being true to oneself... and one I dread, the knowing that disappointment has been caused by an action of self. just the though gives me goosebumps!
Ah Susie I can relate to all that. I so often find myself wanting to be 'kind' instead of disappointing someone; but I do relate to what Oriah says about being faithful TO ONESELF as a kind of benchmark of trustworthiness. I'm practising! - That's another thing, besides slowing down, we could make a pact on ;-).
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about trust and giving me something meaty to chew on this morning.
Thank you, Laura!
Like you Roselle, I generally trust the people I meet, at least until proved wrong which sadly has happened on more than one distressing occasion. Distressing because if we cannot trust ourselves, our own judgements, how can we possibly trust another... and yet we do.
And I think we do because it is kinder on our own souls to be trusting and often, therefore trusted. Of course, also it really is easier than the option and I am not and never have been enticed by the suspicions inherent in mistrust...
This by OMD "'The Invitation': 'I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul; if you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy.'" this is hard, this will always be the ultimate test of being true to oneself... and one I dread, the knowing that disappointment has been caused by an action of self. just the though gives me goosebumps!
Ah Susie I can relate to all that. I so often find myself wanting to be 'kind' instead of disappointing someone; but I do relate to what Oriah says about being faithful TO ONESELF as a kind of benchmark of trustworthiness. I'm practising! - That's another thing, besides slowing down, we could make a pact on ;-).
Thank you for commenting.
To inhale with trust,
to sigh with faith in goodness.
And to smile with hope?
Thank you Marisol!