Trust

Trust is a scary creature.  However, it's also necessary for any healthy relationship between two people.  Whether it's a friendship, teammates, coworkers, or a romantic relationship.  Even families can't function without trusting one another. 

There are some cases where trust is assumed from the start- like families or professional relationships.  Then there are cases where trust should be earned- like friendships and relationships.

I have learned that I am fairly quick to trust people.  I believe and have more faith than I should from the beginning, and it gets me in trouble.  However, I also over think things a lot and create problems that weren't there to begin with, which makes it seem like there isn't even a little trust.  It's a very nasty cycle.

Trust is putting everything you've got into something that is out of your control and that's horrifying.  Everything is suddenly on the line- your comfort, your plans, your prior knowledge, your heart, your secrets, your time.  So many things become dependent on someone or something else.  But it's a two way street. 

I've had to start thinking about trust a little differently in order to realize how worthwhile trusting another person can be.  I've had to remember that jumping over hurdles along the way makes crossing the finish line that much more rewarding.  Holding on to something and hoping can be painful, but it can turn into something incredible.  And if you make the time to take the time to take a chance and make it happen- it could change your life. 

I recently saw a Cirque Du Soleil show and was, obviously, amazed at the acrobatic aspect of it.  I was especially impressed with the times that one person would jump into the air and have to rely on another person's strength to catch them. Trust has to work that way- the person jumping is trusting the other person to catch them, and the person catching has to have a certain level of trust that the other will jump as far as necessary to reach them.

Right now, I have to trust that everything will go smoothly.  I have to have trust in my teachers, my coworkers, my managers, my advisor, my relationship, my friends, my family and myself.  I know exactly how worthwhile it will be to trust all parties involved to support me and be there to catch me when I do my part, I just have to do my best to let go and jump has far as I possibly can in the right direction.