Trust is the glue of life. It is the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It is the foundational principle that holds all relationships. – Stephen Covey
From childhood through adolescence and into young adulthood, I took trust for granted.
Trust meant that what I heard, read, and saw in my encounters with my fellow human beings was based on truth; it bonded us together.
Occasionally this was not the case, but the occurrences were rare.
As an adult, I discovered that my original understanding of trust often did not hold sway.
Disappointment and anger were my initial reactions, but I quickly learned to acknowledge and live with this fact as part of the reality of life; in the future, I became more careful in who and what I placed my faith.
Bipolar disorder turned that aspect of my life upside down.
When I was a child, an adolescent, even a young adult, trust was a sixth sense, a gut instinct, something that was freely given and received. In spite of being battered and bruised at times, it always healed and remained intact.
It was not until my first encounter with major manic and depressive mood swings in 1984 that trust became an issue of significant doubt and uncertainty. Not only were my thoughts and emotions distorted, but my instincts as well. There were times when I could not rely on the motives or judgments of anyone, including myself. – Excerpt from “I’m Afraid”
In today’s world, there exists an atmosphere of uncertainty, doubt and mistrust. People we should be able to trust, and institutions we should be able to rely on for the truth, are in jeopardy.
One does not have to suffer from bipolar disorder to recognize this state of affairs; its repercussions affect human beings worldwide, regardless of their mental, physical, emotional, or spiritual condition.
Fear and his children are all-embracing; they play no favorites.
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The saga continues in my next blog.
Do Not Be Afraid!!!