Believe What You Feel

From "Tuesdays With Morrie" by Mitch Albom

On this day, Morrie says that he has an exercise for us to try. We are to stand, facing away from our classmates, and fall backward, relying on another student to catch us. Most of us are uncomfortable with this, and we cannot let go for more than a few inches before stopping ourselves. We laugh in embarrassment. Finally, one student, a thin, quiet, dark-haired girl whom I notice almost always wears bulky, white fisherman sweaters, crosses her arms over her chest, closes her eyes, leans back, and does not flinch, like one of those Lipton tea commercials where the model splashes into the pool.. For a moment, I am sure she is going to thump on the floor. At the last instant, her assigned partner grabs her head and shoulders and yanks her up harshly. "Whoa!" several students yell. Some clap. Morrie finally smiles. "You see", he says to the girl, "you closed your eyes, That was the difference. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them too – even when you're in the dark. Even when you're falling".

My Message:

Putting trust in others can sometimes be very difficult. At times it sounds easy but in practice it can be very scary. One of the reasons why we tend not to trust people and give them the slightest benefit of the doubt is based on previous experience. Yes, if a person has done something wrong to you before then you have every right be wary, but if this is a first encounter you should be open to new possibilities. There are still good people in the world; you just need to give them a chance. When you meet someone for the first time, if it's in business or even on a date don't form any negative thoughts about them. Just because someone looks a certain way does not mean he/she is what you perceive them to be. As the story suggests "Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel." Master this and you will open your world to a whole new channel of possibilities.

May you have an Awesome week!

Darren Zwiers

A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts. - Harold MacMillan