Trust, part II

Good morning world,

After rereading my post yesterday, I realize that this whole trust issue is going to be definitely more than one day. There are so many aspects to this whole trust thing. One of the ways that we develop trust is by experiencing a need that we are unable to fulfill ourselves. Also, trust and nurture from a child's point of view go hand in hand but when we grow we realize they are separate needs. Without nurturing, trust does not naturally develop. I should have brought all this up yesterday, but I didn't think of it then. Nurturing should come to us as a direct result of birth. After all, two people made love and each of us are the result of that love. I looked up Trust and Nurture in the dictionary and at the end of this blog you'll find their definitions.

I believe it can safely be said that trust is the result of nurturing. This does not only apply to children. If you want to look at it another way, remember that all of us either ARE someone's child or we ARE the children of God. He loves us more than any parent is capable of.

Every person requires nurturing. I believe we also are required to nurture others. The Good Book says we are to "love one another as He has loved us". paraphrased from John 13:34. If you are a parent, nurturing should come automatically. Obviously, that doesn't always happen or there would be no such thing as child abuse. But, an otherwise emotionally healthy individual would automatically love and nurture their child which would automatically build trust. I do NOT believe the need to be nurtured ends at childhood.

Each of us hungers for that special bond with another individual. I believe that the Lord is supposed to fill that spot. But we also need love from people with skin on. If someone were to ask just about any divorced person why the divorce occurred, somewhere in that answer you'll find that they drifted apart, which led to........whatever the main catalyst was. If we nurtured relationships like we nurture our children or grandchildren the divorce numbers would drastically drop. We take each other for granted. Without nurturing, the relationship dies.....like a plant dies without water and other nutrients.

My goal today and hopefully everyday is to love and nurture those that I love. I also believe that by loving and nurturing my loved ones, trust will become stronger and easier to rely on. This should occur both for the giver of nurturing and the receiver of nurturing. Until next time, please don't take your loved ones for granted. None of us are promised tomorrow. So today is a gift. Nurture that gift and your trust will increase. Remember, what you feed is what will be stronger. If you're feeding negativity or anger or mistrust, then naturally those are what you will feel the most. But if you feed positive thoughts and love and nurturing and trust, those things will increase. Be a good steward of the gift of today. That's why it's called the present. My love to you all, Patty

trust

  [truhst]  Show IPA

noun

1.

reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.

2.

confident expectation of something; hope.

3.

confidence in the certainty of future payment for property or goods received; credit: to sellmerchandise on trust.

4.

a person on whom or thing on which one relies: God is my trust.

5.

the condition of one to whom something has been entrusted.

nur·ture

  [nur-cher]  Show IPA

verb (used with object), nur·tured, nur·tur·ing.

1.

to feed and protect: to nurture one's offspring.

2.

to support and encourage, as during the period of training or development; foster: to nurturepromising musicians.

3.

to bring up; train; educate.

noun

4.

rearing, upbringing, training, education, or the like.

5.

development: the nurture of young artists.

6.

something that nourishes; nourishment; food.