Daily Question, October 16 What does it mean to trust life? 27 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. Ed Schulte4 months agoEd SchulteWhat does it mean to trust life?It means the question / questioner doesn’t appreciate what is BEING the meaning of the word “Life” ! Life is LIFE…but it so often gets lost in the confusion of emotions and theories and speculations ..etc etc …But then……… that is just fine …….because it will all become clear…..eventually and then the confusion(s) will be ‘life lessons learned’. :;-) To trust is to know life. 3 Reply Lioness4 months agoLionessAcceptance 4 Reply Malag4 months agoMalagNot sure that I know. I am more inclined to trust the illusion of control and certainty than the roller-coaster uncertainty of life. 2 Reply Ose4 months agoOseI don´t know, but suppose it means to love and be still with an open heart and mind while giving myself over to the flow of life. 2 Reply Mica4 months agoMicaI’m reminded of Adyashanti, who says, “Don’t argue with reality.” I’m learning to trust life instead of worrying about the future. I’m learning to tell myself, “You can’t foretell the future.” 5 Reply Hot Sauce4 months agoHot SauceFor me, to trust life is to feel whatever you need to feel about whatever situation you’re in but also to simultaneously know that all is well and that whatever is happening, even if unpleasant, is an opportunity to grow in wisdom and in love of God, self, and others. It’s okay to acknowledge when something is unpleasant, but it’s good to simultaneously acknowledge, “I am learning something from this that will make me wiser in the future!” 5 Reply Dusty Su4 months agoDusty SuOver the past few days, I have watched Thailand’s government watercannon, tear gas, arrest, and god only knows what else, peaceful student protestors. I lived there for 30 years so understand the nuances as well as the blatant violence. My heart aches, it is hard to trust life for the lives of those who are now isolated in cells with very little recourse. But trusting life is to work with, support, and surrender to the process that we must pass through to have better lives, equanimity, freedom...Over the past few days, I have watched Thailand’s government watercannon, tear gas, arrest, and god only knows what else, peaceful student protestors. I lived there for 30 years so understand the nuances as well as the blatant violence. My heart aches, it is hard to trust life for the lives of those who are now isolated in cells with very little recourse. But trusting life is to work with, support, and surrender to the process that we must pass through to have better lives, equanimity, freedom. To trust life is to do so with a sense of faith that through pain, new life comes. Either quickly or slowly. Read More4 Reply Don Jones4 months agoDon JonesFor me, the word “trust” is too fragile. Trust can be broken. On the path I am walking, it is “devotion”. It is a case of no matter what, continue down that path. 5 Reply Pollyanna Gladwell4 months agoPollyanna GladwellTo trust life means to know that each day the sun will rise and and the sun will set; people will be born and others will die; the seasons will change and so will I. 6 Reply Jim4 months agoJimWell stated. 1 Reply Dusty Su4 months agoDusty SuIt’s that simple isn’t it Pollyanna? 3 Reply Journey4 months agoJourneySo nicely written. 4 Reply Present Moment4 months agoPresent MomentFor me , trusting in life means accepting that although both “good” and “evil” are necessary, love is stronger and will prevail. 8 Reply Lauryn4 months agoLaurynTo let go and go with the flow. To try not to prejudge a situation or assume a particular outcome. To believe in yourself and your abilities. To think the best of others. 5 Reply Zenith4 months agoZenithI don’t know. Perhaps it means to trust the process of life. Perhaps it means to trust the laws like Law of Attraction. I really don’t know. 6 Reply Journey4 months agoJourneyTo trust life means letting go, leaning into the moment or the situation we are in and listening to what it’s trying to tell us. 5 Reply Michele4 months agoMicheleWhat it means to trust life is just that – you have to trust it through the good times and bad. All life experiences make you a whole person. I believe in karma, omens and universal love. Positivity. and lots of humor. Always. Happy National Liquor Day ya’ll! 4 Reply Papilio4 months agoPapilioIt means letting things unfold naturally knowing that God is in control. Sometimes it’s hard to know when it is the time to let go or to make efforts to change the situation. Making unnecessary efforts could lead to controlling something I have no control of and shutting down unexpected opportunities beyond my comprehension. I need to listen to my inner voice carefully. 4 Reply Pilgrim4 months agoPilgrimFor me, I think it involves paying attention to this moment, and sometimes just taking one step. Trying not to think too much about what is coming, so I can at least consider the idea of having some hope. Noticing the good. Making lists for the day and being okay with whatever I manage, with little arrows in my planner to move things forward as needed. Trusting that the seasons will turn as they always have. And self-care, really. I am here mostly by myself, so paying attention to the inner voic...For me, I think it involves paying attention to this moment, and sometimes just taking one step. Trying not to think too much about what is coming, so I can at least consider the idea of having some hope. Noticing the good. Making lists for the day and being okay with whatever I manage, with little arrows in my planner to move things forward as needed. Trusting that the seasons will turn as they always have. And self-care, really. I am here mostly by myself, so paying attention to the inner voice and the invitations to acknowledge the day and all that it holds. Read More5 Reply Patricia4 months agoPatriciaIt means I trust God’s presence, always, in my life and in the life of God’s Creation. We are never alone and apart from this divine presence. 5 Reply Trish4 months agoTrishThings are going to work out…. perhaps not the way I would write the story but things will unfold as they will and God will present lots of opportunities. I get to decide how to meet each challenge. Will I tuck my tail in & hide or Go for it knowing that it’s all a risk? Either way I’m covered in God’s love. I hope I Go for it every time!! 6 Reply devy4 months agodevytrust life means to learn to accept both the good and bad experiences that we have, the difficult with easy situations. Everything we are exposed to is a life lesson, to make us learn about ourselves and to grow. and to become better if we learn to be grateful for what we have, what we experience in life. Nothing is perfect but acceptance makes it easier to handle the waves.. we learn to trust life and ourselves 🙂 6 Reply sunnypatti4 months agosunnypattiIt means I trust God and trust that everything that happens in life happens for a reason. I trust that if I pay attention to life, I will get the most out of it and learn all of the things I am supposed to learn on my path. 5 Reply 1 2 Next » My Private Gratitude Journal Write an entry in your private gratefulness journal Get Started This site is brought to you by A Network for Grateful Living, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are fully tax deductible in the U.S.A. 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