These weekly affirmations continue to help grow and build upon the monthly mediation and lend hand to each daily contemplation.
Weekly Affirmation
“Intention is the core of all conscious life. Conscious intention colors and moves everything.” –Master Hsing Yun
Each day this week repeat the affirmation below, or use your own words to empower yourself to actively create your life through conscious intention.
“I am capable and worthy of living a life I love.”
“I intentionally and confidently co-create my life.”
“I am safe trusting in the goodness of life and others. ”
“I am honest and trustworthy with myself and others.”
Learn about the power of affirmations to shift beliefs in Path One of To Love Your Life; Release What Was, Embrace What Is, and Become Wildly Wonderful You.
Daily Contemplation
Trusting others requires a firm belief that we can rely on someone, to know that they are truthful and that they have our best interests in mind. Without trust, there is insecurity and fear. A lack of trust may seem justified as you have experienced betrayals or disappointment in the past that you fear you’ll experience again in the future. Trust invites presence. It is a practice in surrender. Trust involves taking some risk. It is an exercise in faith that whatever the outcome, there is a gift waiting on the other side of pain. Today, contemplate which aspects of your life you trust, and which you distrust, and why. Are you ready to trust again?
Life is ever-changing.
To witness the inevitability and beauty of change, watch your natural world unfold and evolve. Humans evolve, too, and in that evolution there will be both welcomed and unwanted changes. Provided those changes are not dysfunctional or abusive, do we extend our trust, even through changes we don’t necessarily want or understand? Is it possible the changes could somehow lead toward growth and renewal? In relationships, do we building the relationship on a foundation of acceptance and respect, and allow change to unfold without resistance?
Constants.
There is much in life we can trust to stay the same. Among life’s inevitable changes there are also many constants, for the sun rises and sets each day. The rivers flow, the grasses grow, the trees will shed and the rain and snow will come. Find comfort in the constants, while you seek to strengthen your trust in change. What can you trust will always be a constant in your life?
Betrayal hurts.
How can you grow through it and not allow yourself to become victimized by it? A betrayal I’ve experienced seriously impacted my ability to trust. I had to make a choice: I could live in fear of further betrayal, or I could release it and move on. To let it go, I knew it was important that I recognize the gift in betrayal, which was that I now understand the damage it can inflict on others, and I will not do that to another soul. Another gift in the experience was that I learned not to accept disrespect, which set me free to create a relationship built on honesty and mutual respect. I learned to stand up for myself.
What gifts can you find in the betrayals you have experienced?
Rebuilding trust after a betrayal in a relationship was a slow process for me. It took concerted effort to focus upon the good in others. I had to make a decision: I could give this relationship my trust and enjoy the moments we have together without fear of ends or outcomes, or I could be miserable fretting over the possibility of being hurt and betrayed. I surrendered my fear through prayer, meditation, and allowing myself to choose feelings of love. When you are faced with fear or love, which will you choose? Take it one moment at a time, and in time, your fear will loose its grip on you.
Authenticity builds trust.
When you accept and respect others and their needs, and are honest and clear about your own needs, boundaries and expectations, you are building a foundation trust thrives upon. If you hide your true self, you are being dishonest. If you expect others to hide themselves so that you feel more secure, you are inviting them to betray or be dishonest with you. In which relationships are you inauthentic? I which relationships do you limit other’s authentic expression?
Do you trust yourself?
Contemplate whether you trust yourself. Do you promise yourself that you will do something, but not follow through? Are you authentic with yourself? Are you willing to face and accept the parts of yourself you’d rather hide? Build trust in yourself by being utterly, impeccably honest with yourself. And while your at it, be self-compassionate, too.
P.S. Here’s yesterday’s daily contemplation and the monthly meditation!