My Mantra for the Year: Trust

Two years ago, my mantra for the year was Ask. I loved having a mindset to guide me; I took it to heart and opened up opportunities in my life. Last year, although I never blogged about it, my mantra was Kaizen. If you’re not yet familiar, it is a Japanese process meaning continuous improvement. I learned about it in a business class my senior year of college and still think about it often and how to use it in my daily life (thanks, Dr. Moser!).

I like to let the term come to me versus being forced solely based on the changing of the calendar. Ask took awhile in 2017. As did Kaizen. This year’s word hit me pretty much straight away, however– TRUST.

Trust in the universe, trust in timing, trust in God, trust things will unfold as they should. How often have you wanted a job, a relationship, something to work out and were devastated when it didn’t? I am willing to bet when you look back on it later, in your new fulfilling job, in your more secure relationship, you are so grateful for unanswered prayers. That didn’t pan out so THIS could. Trust that if you’re not where you thought you’d be, where everyone else is, what have you, that it’s just not your time yet. Your trajectory and purpose isn’t the same as anyone else’s.

I’m painfully aware that this is easier said than done. I have been in a transitional few years and I am still sorting it all out (aren’t all?), but I do know that I am choosing to TRUST in the trusting process.

Whatever happens, I will be okay. I will thrive. I simply need to let life unfold.

Do you have a word or mantra for the year? I’d love to hear them!