Trust and The Divine Flow

January 10, 2010

Dear Friends,

As a person whose livelihood depends primarily on the written word, I have become fond of word plays, including acronyms . . . that is, words formed from the initial letters of other words. For example:

ROW = Relying on Wisdom
EGO = Edging God Out
FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real
HOPE = Holding Onto Positive Expectations

Like many people, at the beginning of this year I was looking for a personal theme for 2010—something in particular I wanted to focus on for the next 12 months. Well, I found it when I visited a new church recently, and the minister mentioned this acronym:

TRUST = Totally Relying Upon Spirit’s Timing

In these emails I often mention the part that divine timing plays in the manifestation of your desires, and how that requires a fair amount of patience on your part. If you try to force something into being before the universe has gotten all the “ducks in row,” you may complicate things and delay that manifestation even further. Or, you may create something that is a poor imitation of what the universe was originally lining up for you. Or, you may fulfill your desire before you are the kind of person you need to be in order to maintain that manifestation for any length of time.

However, living life in the divine flow—and fulfilling your heart’s desires effortlessly—is not just about timing.

It’s also about inspiration . . . about being open and receptive to divine ideas—the kind of thoughts and insights that fill you with great enthusiasm, and give you a clue as to what you were born on this planet to do.

It’s about nurturing . . . knowing that the universe is always supporting you in your emotional development and spiritual growth—giving you the opportunity to benefit from every single thing that you experience in life.

And it’s about guidance . . . remembering that the universe is continually directing you toward your highest good in a myriad of ways, and it is up to you to constantly be on the lookout for that guidance—whether it comes from your own intuition, the intuitive wisdom of others, or the divine signs and synchronicities that are all around you.

Put all of these things together, and you wind up with this expanded acronym:

TRUSTING = Totally Relying Upon Spirit’s Timing,
Inspiration, Nurturing, and Guidance.

TRUSTING—that’s my focus for the year. And if it resonates with you, I invite you to join me in practicing this way of being in 2010 . . . not partially (just sometimes in some situations), but—as the first letter in this acronym indicates—totally (all the time in all situations).

Now there’s a challenge!

Steven

© 2010 by Steven Lane Taylor
Author of Row, Row, Row Your Boat:
A Guide for Living Life in the Divine Flow
www.rowrowrow.com