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Two Kinds of Trust

There are two kinds of trust:
 
One kind is when I hear,
"Try this?"
And it feels just fine.
I say, "Ok."
And I just try it.
Maybe it works out.
Maybe not.
But it all feels comfortable.
 
The other kind is when I hear,
"Try this?"
And it feels quite wrong.
I say, "NO!"
But then I say,
"Ok, I'll trust you and try it anyway."
If it doesn't work out
I may trust less.
 
Two different kinds of leap of faith:
 
The first one is for those times
When I won't do a certain thing
Unless I get help
From a trusted friend.
 
The second one is for those times
When my intuition
Has led me astray
And I need to find the strength
Inside myself
To do something I don't want to do.
 
Both kinds of trust are needed.
 
I've got to remember
To give myself permission
To work with them both.



29 December 2000

by Bill Cattey