If someone told me I’d be writing about trust and how to trust your inner self last year, I would have run away.
I would have run and kept on running, until I could hide in my bed and sulk about how much I hated myself.
This post isn’t going to tell you how to trust yourself, but it will explain how I have developed the skill of trusting myself and the universe to lessen my anxiety and believe in the power of my path.
1. Everything is a lesson
Yes, life is hard.
But, changing your perspective from
This sucks, why is this happening to me!
To something, not positive, but trust-based,
Alright, what can I learn from this experience? How does this experience make me feel and how can I acknowledge those feelings with self compassion?
If your mind tells you, what’s the point, then there is still healing to be done.
2. Time heals, but so does journaling
Everyone says;
Trust takes time! Everything comes with time! It will come when the time is right!
But what can I do now, that will help me to find that trust, right now.
What actions can I take to get myself that much closer to the right time?
Start a journaling practice.
Right now, get a journal, and commit to writing down strong feelings.
If writing everyday is daunting, then write when you feel like it.
The point of a journaling practice, is to learn how to acknowledge, and trust, when you, not your mom, not your boyfriend, YOU! need to write and let out your feelings.
It is true, that trust comes with time.
But trust is also built through communication, understanding, compassion and respect.
A journaling practice, is the continual action of journaling.
A practice can be once a month, as a form of reflecting on the experiences from the past month, or setting goals into the next month.
I’ve been noticing lately, when I call something a practice, it brings more legitimacy to my understanding of why I do it.
The action of journaling becomes more than writing because I am over stressed from work.
It becomes a habit, I formed to trust myself more and build a relationship with my inner self.
3. You’re in control!
Yes! You read that right!
You control what your inner voice says to you, and weather you trust yourself.
If you’re constantly doubting yourself, catch it, stop it, and release that doubt.
Our repeated thoughts set the tone for the experiences we have and the perspective placed on those experiences.
Here are three tips for gaining more control, and learning to trust your inner self more;
- Mindful Meditation – This form of meditation differs because it’s goal is to bring your mind forward, set intentions, bring attention to feelings, and enable self-compassion.
- Exercise – When you’re active, a clear head is more likely, and you’ll start to feel better about yourself. This helps with trusting yourself and knowing that you are capable.
- Writing / journaling – I said it before, I’ll say it again, writing is therapeutic! Whether it’s writing a blog, and beginning to understand the depth of your own passions, or writing in a journal at the start of every new moon because you’re a moon child, and want to release with the cycle, then by all means! Listening to yourself and building that trust will help you understand how to trust your inner self.
Remember…
Everyone is different, and my practices may differ from yours, but the goal is the same – trust.
Inner trust takes time to build, but it starts with understanding who you are and what role you want to have in this world.
If you’ve always wanted to be a healer, or an activist, but don’t know where to start, building your inner relationship and trust will help you find the answers for starting your purpose journey.
I’m realizing that if I didn’t have an outlet for all my philosophical understandings, I would continue to overthink and overanalyze situations and relationships.
Instead, I am building my inner trust by working on my blog and fuelling my passion in one place which removes it from other parts of my life.
Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think with a comment!
Blessings!
With love and light,
Stay true, stay weird,
~~ Kristina