Trust – the silent strength in mindfulness
Trust as a basic attitude of Mindfulness
Mindfulness and trust belong together. Trust is one of the basic attitudes of mindfulness – and at the same time one of the most challenging. It is not a blind belief, not a naive dropping, but a deep inner attitude that develops slowly. Trust means to meet yourself, life and the present moment with openness – even if we do not know what comes next.
The root of mindfulness and trust
Even as children, we learn who or what we can trust – or not. This early experience shapes our view of the world: our trust has often been disappointed, we develop protective mechanisms, doubts, distrust. But the practice of mindfulness invites us to break through this cycle. She challenges us to trust her own experience again. Not out of convenience, but out of inner clarity.
Jon Kabat-Zinnthe founder of the MBSR program (Mindfulness-based stress reduction), calls a central basic attitude of mindfulness because it forms the foundation on which all other attitudes rest. No openness is possible without trust – neither towards our own inner world nor towards what we encounter outside.
Trust is a process
Trust cannot be forced. It is like a delicate plant that grows only in a nourishing environment. And we create this environment through regular mindfulness practice. By pausing again and again, feeling our body, watching our breath, perceiving our thoughts, we practice in a deep “yes” at the moment. This is the first step into trust.
Mindfulness and trust mean to be able to live with uncertainty without panic. It is said not only to withstand the changeability of life, but to affirm it. Or as Heraklit said: “Nothing is as stable as the change.” Trust means not going under in this change, but learning to swim in it.
The inner compass: trust in yourself
One of the greatest gifts of mindfulness is the back connection with your own inner voice. Many people have forgotten to listen to themselves in the course of their lives. They trust external authorities, on opinions, on concepts – but not on their own experience. Mindfulness teaches us to trust our inner knowledge again, on our intuition, our gut feeling.
The philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson put it this way: “Self -confidence is the first step towards size.” When we learn to trust our own perception, courage, clarity and self -inspection arise. And from this trust in ourselves, trust in life can grow up.
Mindfulness means trust in experience
Mindfulness means to familiarize yourself with what is – even if it is uncomfortable or painful. We learn to be with difficult feelings without having to change them immediately. In this being, deep trust in experience is developing: that it comes and goes again. That nothing remains as it is. That we are kept – even in pain.
The French philosopher Michel de Montaigne wrote: “A person who distrusts his own judgment is lost.” These words remind us that trust is not a luxury, but a necessity for mental balance. It is the foundation for a healthy relationship with ourselves and to others.
Trust as an attitude for a new world
At a time that is characterized by control, uncertainty and flood of information, trust almost looks like a revolutionary act. It means to let go of control a bit and to trust the flow of life. That requires courage – but it gives freedom.
When we learn to trust ourselves, our sensations, our body, our mind and life, mindfulness becomes a lived reality. Mindfulness And then trust are no longer idealistic concepts, but lively, load -bearing forces in everyday life. An attitude that does not combine us from the world, but deeper with it.
Or as Søren Kierkegaard put it: “You can only understand life backwards. You have to live it forward.” Trust means taking this step into the unknown – with open eyes and an open heart.
Exercises on mindfulness – trust
1. The “breathing breathing” – to be kept in the breath
Goal: Connection with the body feeling of trust.
Directions:
Sit down and relax. Close your eyes. Feel the natural rhythm of your breath without wanting to change it. For everyone, imagine that you take up confidence in yourself – warm, soft, wearing. When exhaling, you let go of tension, control or doubt.
Repeat the breath inside:
Inhale: “I breathe in trust.”
Exhale: “I’ll let go.”
Linger for 5-10 minutes. Watch whether something changes in your attitude or your body feeling. Do you feel an inner “yes” at the moment?
2. The question of trust – intuition as an inner compass
Goal: Strengthen trust in your own perception and decision -making power.
Directions:
Ask yourself a current question or uncertainty in your life. Write them down. Then close your eyes and connect with your body – feel feet, breath, heartbeat.
Then ask yourself softly:
“What do I know deep in myself – beyond fear and control?”
Allow that an answer appears – as a feeling, picture, sentence or impulse. Not judgments, but list. Afterwards write free, without censorship, what arises. Often there is a quiet but clear voice of trust. Repeat this exercise regularly with various questions.
3. The gesture of trust – a micro trade in everyday life
Goal: Anchor Mindfulness and Trust in everyday life.
Directions:
Choose a small, symbolic gesture that you make consciously every day – e.g. B. opening a window, drinking the first swallow tea, closing the door when walking.
Link this gesture with an inner sentence like:
“I trust the flow of life.”
Or: “I know enough to take the next step.”
Important: You don’t need it faith – it is enough to be careful sense. This simple, recurring action becomes an anchor for a new inner attitude.