Definitions: (1) placing confidence in; believing in the honesty, integrity, or justice of; reliability; (2) without fear of consequences; allowing exposure; open-hearted; confiding; (3) supposing and supporting something as accurate; (4) certain; sure; expectant; hopeful
Compatible Qualities: responsible
Too Far: gullible
Note: Be wise to the signs. Are you being played for a sap? If the person you trust is a real good liar, don’t beat yourself up for being taken in. Be true to your ideals. Give yourself credit, and learn from the experience.
Saying: In God we trust.
Quotes:
• As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German artist
• It’s alright if you fail. Just try, and then be what you are. Know what you know. — Daniel James Abraham (1969-) Age of Ash {2022}
Consideration: A blind person takes for granted the fact he or she occasionally needs to trust someone else; they need to put their faith in someone as a guide from time to time. Visualize a bicycle built for two; the person in front is sighted, the person in back is blind. They enjoy being together and they each play their part.
Each person is sometimes a leader and sometimes a follower. We are all somewhat blind and somewhat sighted.
Observation: If you trust someone, you will find (or have found) in their actions reasons to trust them. At first, you may give them the benefit of the doubt.
If you do not trust someone (including oneself) or if you have a suspicious nature, then even the most innocent actions will be clothed in negative scrutiny.
Comment: Trust is linked with expectations. If someone says, “I’ll pick you up at three,” and doesn’t show up until four, that person has set up and broken an expectation. The next time he or she makes a promise you may be less certain.
Symbol: freesia flowers
(TRUSTWORTHY)
Definitions: (1) worthy of confidence; dependable; (2) able to puts minds at ease; reliable; (3) forthright and multifaceted in difficult matters; straightforward; (4) axiopisty (worthy of being believed)
Comment: There are some things so continuously trustworthy we end up forgetting they exist or expecting them to always be there. Some that come to mind: gravity, God, beliefs, parents, job.
Consistent qualities are growth, choice, change, and love.