trust (mini-📝 23/100) - by Spencer Chang

The lowest points in my life has always been when I haven’t felt a base of trust and have felt powerless to do change my situation as a result. Trust—the feeling of safety and belonging provides the foundation for anything you want to accomplish. I’m writing this and feeling like it sounds incredibly simple as I think of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs but it feels like every need in the middle boils down to trust: you need to feel physically safe in your location, you need to feel safe in the context of a community, and you need to feel safe in the context of yourself. All aspects of this safety rely on trust—without it, you don’t feel capable of anything. Trust gives you the permission to dream bigger and leap further and feel better. It’s the basic foundation you jump off to do anything, feeling secure to venture beyond your comfort zone. The simple takeaway is that safety is crucial for having permission to take risks, and the more we can feel safe, the more alive we can feel.

The lowest points in my life has always been when I haven’t felt a base of trust and have felt powerless to do change my situation as a result. Trust—the feeling of safety and belonging provides the foundation for anything you want to accomplish. I’m writing this and feeling like it sounds incredibly simple as I think of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs but it feels like every need in the middle boils down to trust: you need to feel physically safe in your location, you need to feel safe in the context of a community, and you need to feel safe in the context of yourself. All aspects of this safety