Quick Sunday Read celebrates creativity, offers words to contemplate for the week, and journal prompts to expand your mind and life. Join me, writer and creativity guide Cindy Yantis.
A Quick Sunday Read and a bit about Self-Trust
Hey Reader!
Every day is a day for love. This week contains THE day of love, according to St. Valentine and card designers at Hallmark. Perhaps celebrating Valentine's Day does cause us to think about love, to express love, to feel love, all the more. If it does, yay.
I was blessed to share time this week with the full extension of my nucleus family. What a joy! Four generations all together. It was the first time we have all gathered since the birth of my two great-nephews in August and December 2023. The snuggles and I-love-you's and we-are-so-blessed utterings that infused our hours spent together... well, they were just everything. I feel so honored and loved to be a part of it.
It got me thinking about lifelong loves and how we choose to be in them, even those—maybe especially those—that are chosen for us, like our families.
It reminded me of this piece from a while back:
As always, I would love to hear your thoughts.
Quick Word - Words have power. Use them well.
This week's word: Self-Trust
"Trust what you know."
This came up in a discussion with a client recently. He was working on an amazing story idea sparked in one of those flashes of genius. Then, when he next approached the page nothing came. He started to question and doubt all that he couldn't remember during the first moments of inspiration, and if his brilliant idea was even viable.
We talked about the role of trust, specifically self-trust, when co-creating with his imagination and muse. To trust what he knows and surrender to what's next.
It's a soft and loving prompt, to trust yourself.
Trust. What a reliable word.
Trust is a noun meaning "assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something." Or, "one in which confidence is placed." Or as a verb: “to rely on the truthfulness or accuracy of.” To entrust. "To believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable."
And, self-trust is "trust in one's own abilities, qualities or judgment."
“Trust thyself. every heart vibrates to that iron string."— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Self-trust is self-love. The ultimate self-love. It’s intentional.
It's deeply listening and paying attention.
Pause and breathe into self-trust. Trust the responses that come from your mind, heart, body and spirit.
Self-trust is empowering your choices.
“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self you will be happy to live your whole life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement."— Golda Meir
Keep asking. And, fanning the flames. And, trust what you know. You know more than you think you know.
Something to think about.
Journal Prompt
Do you trust yourself? Why or why not?
How is self-trust love? How does it show up in your life?
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I hope you have a great week filled with self-trust and love. And, kindness.
Thank you for your trust.
Keep creating, abundantly,
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Quick Sunday Read
Quick Sunday Read celebrates creativity, offers words to contemplate for the week, and journal prompts to expand your mind and life. Join me, writer and creativity guide Cindy Yantis.
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