Have you ever gone through a rough patch, with most of the day spent in struggle? Trying to concentrate on anything is difficult when our emotions are bedraggled, we’re freaked out by our own behaviour, or we’re angry at the world.
When this happened to me some years ago, I realised I’d lost my faith in myself. The horizon seemed a long way away.
So I got out pen and paper and wrote up a Trust Sheet.
The first thing I wrote was I trust myself. A great place to start, yeah?
The second thing I wrote was I trust my brain.
Then I wrote I trust myself again. Because it’s great place to continue.
I wrote other things, like I trust my sense of humour, I trust my strength, I trust my friendliness, and on and on, my kindness, resilience, capacity to learn, persistence. And every second line was I trust myself.
Already, I started to feel better.
I stood up and read it out, pausing and reflecting on each line to feel the strength of the statement. Then I stuck it on my bedroom cupboard, and every morning I stood in front of it and read it out loud.
And gradually I regained my faith.
Joni Page 