Self Trust

I know we all struggle to understand and not take for granted a lot of past choices and decisions we have made.  Like taking a job we didn't want, staying in dead end relationships, or to have or not have children.  In our heart of hearts we know we mean well and only want the best for ourselves but do to poor decision making in the past we have lost our self trust.  Ultimately you are the gate keeper to your own soul.  Who is the best knower of yourself if not You!  You know whats best for you but some where along the way we have lost that ideal.  Life has it's way of making us turn against the only person for which we live.

Have you ever had a decision to make and your heart told you to do it but your mind advises you to look at all the other variables involved, you have children, you can't leave your family behind, you don't have enough_____ to do that (you fill in the blank).  What happens at this point when your heart and mind don't agree.  Both are absolutely correct with their messages.  Your heart deals with the emotional aspect of things but your mind is the rational side.  Are they really not agreeing or are they giving you the opportunity to look at your decisions with a full 360 view.  So normally what happens at this cross roads, we end up talking ourselves out of what could potentially be our blessing.  What message do we send to ourselves when this happens?  Ponder this thought for a moment or two.
We tell the only person who loves us that we don't trust the decision that we have made for us.

At times when we don't trust our own judgement we could pray if that helps. We can tap into our internal GPS and take some time to examine what we feel when we are faced with a decision making opportunity. We have to oftentimes be hurting enough or broke enough or fed up enough to make a decision. We have to make sure our common sense is not stifled or discredited when we are making decisions that could impact our lives and the lives of our loved ones.

I think we should trust ourselves enough to say "I will not let ME down. Also, if we do make a decision that turns out to not be the right one, we have to dust ourselves off and keep trying until we get it right. We have to build trust with ourselves just like we build trust with others-it doesn't happen overnight. Every experience has to be a learning experience and you must forbid yourself to make the same mistake twice. You have to believe in yourself and become your biggest fan and supporter. The world will do its part to bring us down so we have to be mindful of our thoughts and actions so they constantly coincide positively and productively. We must keep ourselves uplifted and spiritually fed.

Self trust takes practice and discipline to be fine tuned.

Challenge for the Day!  Take a 5 to 10 minute time out to just check in with yourself.  Ask yourself how you feel?  And wait for a reply.  Listen! and Act accordingly!