Because I’m human, some of these beliefs are contradictory – I apologise.

I trust that things happen for a reason.

This is so easy to believe when things are going right.  But I’ve realised it’s more important to trust things happen for a reason when life isn’t going to plan.  And to believe it will all be okay in the end.

I trust that I know what my body needs.

Fruit?  Veg?  Greasy Chinese?  Detox tea?  Sex?  A mental night out?  Submitting to my temptations has got me into trouble once or twice, but my body felt better after.  You win some, you lose some, right?

I trust that I know what my mind needs.

Quiet time, house music, productivity, distraction.

I trust that if it’s meant to be, it will be.

This is very similar to trusting that things happen for a reason.  But especially important when applying for jobs and trying to play it cool with a love-interest.

I trust that you make your own luck.

Sitting on your arse, waiting for good things to happen is not desirable.  Get up, make shit happen.

I trust that true love can withstand anything:

distance, other people’s opinions, sickness.

I trust that the loneliness has served to make me a stronger person.

This has been one of the hardest truths I’ve had to believe in.  At times, loneliness has felt like a crack in my being, splintering through me, threatening to break me apart.  But it’s also meant that I can enjoy my own company and take myself to lunch and comedy shows.  I have also read a lot.  And it’s meant I have had some life-changing experiences.

I trust that people come and go in my life for a reason.

Likewise, I come and go in other people’s lives for a reason.