do you trust the universe?

Do You Trust the Universe?

You know those moments when you tell yourself, “I just gotta trust the universe.” Whether it's because things in your life feel chaotic or just plain overwhelming, sometimes you just know you need to surrender and learn to trust.

Trust really is a practice, an art — especially in those moments when it feels like you’re working hard and things just aren’t happening. In the wellness world, we put so much emphasis on the importance of letting go, relinquishing the need to control and learning to trust that things will simply be taken care of. A job will appear, along with a dream partner and loads of money.

Sound familiar? Well, you need to know the followings:

1. Recognize the universe is in you.
Our strongest, most powerful connection to all the stars, and the cosmos is actually within us. So often, when we get caught up in thinking that we need to "trust the universe," we somehow think some external force is going to swoop into our lives and save us from all the challenges we are experiencing.
This mode of trusting the universe is based in fantasy: we act like Rapunzel, stuck in a tower with all that long hair, waiting for the prince to come and save us. But in reality, Rapunzel could have just tied the ends of her hair to the window frame and climbed down herself.

2. We have to let go of what is preventing us from stepping up.
 But actually, trusting the universe isn't just about hoping to be saved. It's about being practical, about  approaching our fears head on and learning what specific limiting beliefs we have that we need to let go of. Too often we hang onto ways we can continue to hide, ways we can avoid stepping up.
No more excuses. Luckily, when the desire for change is larger than the desire to stay in our comfort zone, big things can happen. And they did for me. I still have my moments where I dip-dive into doubt about the future. But I now know that I’ve got what it takes to handle that doubt, and I’ve got the skills to keep creating the future I envision.

3. The universe will serve you, not (necessarily) please you.
Sometimes I fantasize about. Sometimes I fantasize about finally meeting my prince charming. It seems like a wonderful fantasy until I ask myself if that would actually serve me...? Would he be all that i wished for? Probably not.
Sure, it would really please me,
But it wouldn’t serve me. What serves me is to know that I can do things on my own. It serves me to know that I am determined to succeed, facing every fear and limiting belief in my life with the universe at my back. I can get out of this darn tower myself, thank you very much.

4. Sometimes, NOT getting what you want is a gift.
Not getting what we want can be the greatest gift sometimes.

I know this first-hand, as I had a long-standing love affair with wanting the easy way out, with hoping someone or something else would take care of everything for me. And always, tbh, they did.
But this dynamic was unproductive. Depending on other people to take care of it for me left me dependent, with no trust in my own innate abilities, talents and strengths.
Then one day I decided it was time to really step up, to do what it took to create the life I was dreaming of. And the universe promptly handed me a challenging a friend with temper tantrums & an old woman whose default mode was to lie about me. And Life said: Great! I’ve been waiting for you to say that! And from that point forward, I learned to trust myself.

5. Everything comes back to the fierce power of love.
To sum it all up: The best way to trust the universe is to learn to trust yourself. Rather than just indiscriminately repeating the mantra "let go," learn what is preventing you from stepping up.

Know that the universe is loving you by serving you, even if that doesn’t please you. Sometimes, not getting what we want is even better.
Love: It all comes back to love — in the fiercest way possible.

@e_britannica ❤️