T.R.U.S.T.I.N.G.

September 4, 2011

Dear Friends,

As a person whose livelihood depends primarily on the written word, I always appreciate clever wordplays and creative phrases, including what some people call “backronyms” . . . that is, appropriate phrases formed from letters of an existing word (the reverse of an acronym). For example:

EGO = Edging God Out
FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real
HOPE = Holding Onto Positive Expectations

A while back, the minister at a Unity church that Carol and I attend, mentioned this backronym during his talk:

TRUST = Totally Relying Upon Spirit’s Timing

In these messages 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, by 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 backronym:

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

T.R.U.S.T.I.N.G. It’s a way of being that I constantly try to practice. And I invite you to join me in practicing this way of being, too . . . not just sometimes and in some situations, but—as the first letter in this backronym suggests—all the time and in all situations. That is, Totally!

S.T.E.V.E.N.
(Simply Trusting Everything Very Easily Now)
Okay . . . maybe that’s a bit of a stretch!

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© 2011 by Steven Lane Taylor
Author of Row, Row, Row Your Boat:
A Guide for Living Life in the Divine Flow
www.rowrowrow.com
Steven Lane Taylor, LLC