Hi everyone,

A day late with this Power – I’ve been wondering how this next part of the studies might work. As you know, the last group was based on my already written book Will to Wonder. This time around it’s more challenging because I’m ‘working live’, no doubt proof more challenging for you also as you don’t have a book to refer to. But rather than shy away from the task I’m stepping up to the plate because I trust something good will come of it – I trust you will too! At the very least, we can be connected to a group of like-minded Souls who are committed to self transformation. And who knows – this may end up becoming a sequel to Will to Wonder… 🙂

I spent quite some time over the last few days thinking about which Powers/Virtues I could gain from if practiced more (including of course the 21 in Will to Wonder) and came up with another 21. I wrote these on individual bits of paper (as per the last group) and placed them in a bowl, this is how I drew his months Power… And how perfectly appropriate 🙂

Our 23rd Power – Power to Trust…

When I believe that I can control life –
I’m trapped in illusion and unable to trust!
Cynical with the world, I feel hurt and let down,
as I hide beneath all the remnants of dust.
The layers so thick, we’ve forgotten the truth,
disillusioned as we cling tightly to the past.
Our lives unchallenged and now filled with fear,
addictive betrayals that just seem to last.
Let go of expectations from anyone else,
take back control so I can DO as I say.
Walking the talk means to live with certitude –
instead of deception, I trust, love and PLAY!

** The Power to Trust is the ability to feel comfortable in any unfamiliar situation. No matter how upsetting the interaction, I Trust that whatever life brings it will bring some benefit. It’s the ability to create powerful action, based on my Faith.

** I am the young child… I trust because I am filled with self love and wonder in life. I understand that I may not always get what I want in life, but my Faith is such that I Trust that I ALWAYS receive whatever I need. I Trust that I have a right in the world!

** Supporting Virtues: Courage, Love, Openminded, Accepting, Cheerful, Generous

Tips:
1. Trust and Faith are similar and work together, but are not entirely the same.

2. Trusting others starts with self trust. If you don’t trust yourself on a deeper level, you will not trust others – no matter what they say or do – and life becomes complicated.

3.The more you learn to trust yourself, the easier it becomes to trust others.

Questions to churn:
1. Do I trust myself completely? If not, why not?
2. Do I have trouble trusting others?
3. Have I become cynical?

Often people confuse trust and faith. My understanding is this; Faith is something we have, like a strong believe; Trust is something we do, like taking action based on that Faith. For example, even though I may not Trust the integrity of the boat, it’s my Faith in the boatman’s ability that determines whether I will climb aboard or not. The more Faith we have the more we Trust, the more we Trust the more we are willing to have a go at life and the more our Faith continues to grow.

Life is a game it’s meant to be played and though I may believe this, I must trust myself and my own responses in order to play life to it’s fullest potential, otherwise I will succeed only in undermining myself. If I mistrust it will proof difficult to ‘play’ and life becomes a series of intense dramas – my faith deteriorates and I become cynical. Playing involves Trust, when I don’t Trust I will NOT be able to play nice – and neither will those around me. Always looking over my shoulder, I will question the motives of others and they will question mine – doubt has a terrible way of worming it’s way in when Trust is lacking. Treading carefully is therefore important, this is not a case of Trust but one of Discernment (Power to Discern in Will to Wonder) – it means to recognise authenticity from falsehood. This way I can play without fear of being hurt. Being in control of my own responses I can Trust myself and no matter how false someone behaves, I recognise it in an instant. This doesn’t mean that I can’t be around them, it simply means that I can see what’s really going on. And even though I may still enter their ‘shop’, I simply won’t ‘buy’ their rubbish.

Happy week everyone and happy practicing.
Love Annemarie