"All that I have seen teaches me to trust the universe for all that I
have not seen."
Emerson
Self-sabotage is one of the ways that our insecurities tell us they don't trust us in some
area,
so they act up in order to get our attention. But then we don't trust them because
they seem
to be undermining us. And that sets up a vicious circle of mutual distrust.
The more levels that we look at, the more we come to see that we can trust life. The
higher our
perspective or vantage point, the more we are able to see that life is unfolding
exactly as it needs
to for everyone's development to become stronger and healthier. When we let go of our
desires
for ourself, we start to ee that life knows better than we do what's best for us.
When we accept
that the purpose of life is to grow, we see that everything works out for the best
from that higher,
broader, longer-term perspective.
Difficult times in life remind us that we’re just part of a bigger picture that we
don't control, and
that things are working themselves out on a higher level than just our life.
They're teaching us
to trust life and just do our part...to do our best and trust life for the rest.
Difficult times are often what is required for us to get our learnings. We need
those times when
we do our best, try everything and still don't succeed to remind us we are not in
charge and we
need to "let go and let God," to get the messages being sent to us
telling us what life wants for us.
The only way we grow trust is by testing to see if trusting is warranted. That's why not
trusting
is a vicious circle. If we never test, we never learn where we can trust and be
rewarded for doing so.
But we have to risk trusting to find that out. Life saves its highest riches for those who
trust it most.