Trust The Process
How many times have you heard the expression "trust the process?"
What does it mean when people say trust the process? And do people trust it? Faith or trust is absolute certainty in your intentions and having complete detachment regardless of the outcome. Unfortunately, trusting the process fails for most when setting clear intentions. For example, when we go to a restaurant, we place our order then the chef begins to create your order adding all the ingredients and then letting it cook till it's ready to serve.
When you made your order, in most cases, you took the time to understand your choices on the menu before making the decision. Then, once you placed your order, you carried on enjoying your time and didn't worry about it not arriving. You trusted the process. However, things get complicated in trusting the process when our intentions are more than placing an order for some food. Depending on the intentions, we give them more importance, putting them on a pedestal and having power over us.
We need that constant proof that things will come to fruition, but that worry and doubt further separates us from achieving our intentions. We're not trusting the process. The importance of specific intentions is linked to deeper feelings of lack, whether loneliness, unhappiness or self-worth. We think achieving those intentions will fill that void, and in some instances, it will, but it'll be a very momentary fix. So how do we trust the process when certain things mean more to us?
When people ask me how I overcame my adversities, my answer is always simple. I knew everything would be ok. At my core is this underlying trust in myself, which creates that trust in life. But it wasn't always this way; I was the complete opposite. I'd get so worried about my world crumbling around me that it'd affect my health. When I looked back, I realised things eventually worked out.
Gaining this awareness when I was to face any doubt in my intentions or life, I go back to that knowledge and choose not to react negatively. I see things in two ways, the first as a moment to confirm whether my intentions are pure to me and, secondly, seeing things working to my advantage, all being a part of the journey towards my choices.
My way of trusting the process comes from not being attached to the destination. I'm not looking for the outcome to give me a feeling that I don't already have. Instead, I'm focused on the journey itself, and if I don't reach that intention, I'm still the person I am, going back to my initial point of having complete detachment regardless of the outcome.
To sum this blog up, when it comes to setting your intentions, have absolute clarity in what they are and if they're coming from a place of truth for you. Too often, our intentions can come from the point of ego, using those intentions to fill a void within ourselves or meet the expectations of others.
Once you know what those intentions are, let go. Just as the chef begins preparing your meal, adding all the ingredients and cooking your dinner, let the universe or whatever you choose to believe in gather those ingredients, the people, the opportunities and allow things to line up for you to then take action on.
You will face momentary dips, but as I do, see them as a part of the process towards your goal and carry on living your life. Slowly but surely, you'll achieve your goal with minimal resistance. But whatever reason, you don't remember the very thing you seek, you already have.
