Trust

TODAY'S QUOTE:
"Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a wooden gong. With trust, words become life itself.".... John Harold

True confidence in what is said by anyone cannot be fully felt without the actions that prove what they say is factual. Simply leaning on promises can quickly land you in a heap at someone else's feet; their hostage who's trapped themselves by blind belief in empty words. Been there... done that... got the tee-shirt... it just doesn't fit anymore... THANK GOD!!!!

Once there's a solid foundation built then total trust is more than possible; it's a mandatory tool of any healthy relationship. But blind TOTAL trust before that point is so very dangerous to the heart and soul. Its value is priceless when deserved but its damage can be fatal otherwise. A bit of caution is wise.

I have known people who refuse to trust anyone because of the agony that they suffered by placing their trust in the wrong person. Once bitten, twice shy has a deep meaning that we all understand. But to let one bad apple (or a dozen) spoil the whole barrel is self-defeating in the extreme.

The baggage that a dishonest person packs for you is a brutal load to carry. You remain their victim long after they're gone by continuing to carry a burden that got thrust upon you through no fault of your own. And making someone else carry it too just compounds the issue. Every person deserves the chance to prove themselves true to their word. Some people truly mean exactly what they say and say exactly what they mean.

Total strangers tell me the most personal things. Friends admit all their worst misdeeds. I count myself lucky to be trusted, but I'm willing to prove it to the death. I give my trust with the attitude that everyone deserves an even chance to do right without my expectations that they'll naturally do wrong. If proven true, well then that's a wondrous thing... proven false then it's simply not my burden to carry.

Without trust no kind of accord is possible. I have no time to waste on phantoms nowadays. Bite me once and I go on truly undamaged. Bite me twice and I bite back. But whatever I carry away from the experience is only what I pack myself. Other people's issues aren't placed inside the trunk I value as sacred.

Pack it carefully, it's the only space you possess to fill with YOUR priceless treasures. Pack it with lessons learned. Place inside the memories of better days... and the hope of even better ones, yet lived. Cram it full of joy. Stuff it with delight. It's yours to carry so make that burden light. And as always.... think about it.... let it ride.... then you decide!!!!