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Hello friends,
Popping in this week to give you a brain dump on trust.
When I think about trust, romantic relationships come to mind. But recently I’ve been reflecting on trust in myself and the relationship I have with myself.
As an introspective person who is the first to look inside and critique… doubt, fear, and insecurity are common acquaintances swirling between my ears. The voice in my head challenges my decision-making, tells me that running around doing 10 things at once is productive, and convinces me that time off isn’t necessary, because more work, can always be done…even if it’s staring at my laptop doing nothing.
This past week I properly switched off for 6 days, and to do so, I wrote myself a note or handover of sorts. A letter to myself listing everything in my brain, the status of contacts, projects, pending work, and meetings. I decided that the voice in my head talks a lot of sh*t, and I had evidence that I’m good, and time away from work is actually a great thing for me.
I’ve come to see that a lot of this is trusting myself and trusting my decision-making. Trust is a foundation in many aspects of relationships and by putting time into nurturing this, the bond results in lots of great things like making us feel happier and more secure.
Building a relationship of trust with ourselves doesn’t just happen. Finding quiet time, tapping into intuition, and listening to our gut all require active awareness and intention.
I believe we have a responsibility to get quiet and carve out moments for stillness and self-reflection. In a tech-heavy world where phones are an extension of our hands, emails demand our attention and we’re more online than off, how are we pausing from scrolling and nurturing the relationship we have with ourselves?
Ignoring things and putting them in a box gives us a sense of quick satisfaction. There’s an illusion we can control our emotions and anxieties. While self-reflection can be a lot for people and there’s always the possibility of too much introspection, cutting it out completely also isn’t the solution.
So we’re left with my favourite challenge - finding balance.
My conclusion is that trust comes from doing, and doing comes from courage and being brave. In the words of Glennon Doyle, “we can do hard things”, so be kind to yourself and find these words as encouragement to sit in truth, live honestly, and show up for yourself and those around you.
Keen to hear what you think…so pop a comment below :)
Grateful you’re here,
Tish x