There is a Zen story about a traveler walking at dusk.
The road ahead is unfamiliar,
And the light fading.
At a small gate,
The traveler pauses,
Unsure whether to pass through.
A monk nearby,
Watching,
Quietly says,
The door is already open.
You are the one standing still.
So the traveler breathes,
Steps forward,
And discovers it was never a barrier at all,
Only a moment of hesitation before trust.
Take a moment now to notice your breath.
No changing it,
Just allowing it.
And feel how life is moving through you without effort.
Each inhale arrives on its own.
Each exhale knows when to leave.
Trust begins with allowing the next step,
Even when the whole path is not visible.
The affirmation for today is simply,
I open the door to trusting life completely.
I open the door to trusting life completely.
Notice what happens as you say this quietly to yourself.
Trusting means meeting what arises without bracing against it.
It means letting your inner stance soften.
Many people live with an unconscious readiness,
Alertness,
As if something might go wrong at any moment.
And over time,
The body learns this posture,
Which can even become familiar,
As well as exhausting.
So instead of trying to think trust into yourself,
Invite in the experience of trust.
Imagine standing in a wide landscape.
Your feet are grounded,
Your spine rises naturally,
Your gaze is forward,
And you are supported by the earth beneath you.
As you breathe,
Imagine a quiet confidence spreading through the back of your body.
This is the part of you that knows how to stand tall without force,
The part that knows endurance,
Presence,
Inner direction.
And trust grows and strengthens when we feel supported from behind,
When we sense that we are not alone.
Please repeat this affirmation again,
Allowing it to drop deeper.
I open the door to trusting life completely.
Trust is not passive.
It is a quiet strength.
It is the ability to be upright and open,
Even when circumstances are uncertain.
In traditional Chinese medicine,
This deep,
Steady trust is reflected in the health and the flow of the bladder meridian,
The longest meridian in the body,
Running down the back,
Holding our sense of safety,
Giving us resilience and capacity to move forward without fear.
When this channel is strong and balanced,
We feel supported by life itself.
We meet the unknown with presence.
So as we close this reflection time together,
Please remember that each time you choose trust over bracing,
Each time you soften your body and stand quietly within yourself,
You are strengthening this inner current.
And know when you trust the way,
The ground appears beneath your feet.
