There is no one or ‘expert’ that says that your journey will be easy, that it will be a smooth and effortless, that it will be an uncomplicated trip. And there is no where that indicates your path will be flat with no highs or lows, then again… would you really want it this way? Isn’t it the challenges and adventures that tell you who you are and, in this case, whether or not you are on the right path? Do you have the peace of confidence about your journey, regardless of what is happening around you?
Wouldn’t it be terrible to come to the end of your travels to discover that where you are is not where you want to be but you never realized it as you went along? Does that last sentence sound somewhat contradictory to the title? The point is if you don’t trust your journey then you will find it very difficult to continue on the path you are on. I suspect you will be constantly looking around to see if a different option would be better. Trusting your journey doesn’t make you oblivious to other options but it does enhance your learnings as you go along and most importantly, it gives you a heightened level of trust.
What does it mean to trust your journey? You need to find/develop your definition but for me it means that I don’t always have to know what and who I’m going to meet as I walk out my journey. It means that I need to try to the best of my ability to learn from the day and what happens. It means that I not react and interrelate in a mindless or inattentive manner. Trust always requires an intentionality because you will be tested along your way… by yourself, by others, by what happens expected and unexpected. Besides, life does this to us.
And… as you continue on your journey, intentionally and alertly, you will be in a position to develop and grow in trust. Remember though that trusting your journey does not make the trip without its opportunities and threats. Trust never makes life a rose colored glasses reality. Trust allows us to be able to stand on what we know, admit our mistakes, allow ourselves the opportunity to grow. But most of all, it gives us the confidence to enjoy the journey and not be afraid.
…but, what do you think?
