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How Can You Trust Another Person When You Do Not Trust Yourself?
A leopard does not change its spots.
This morning in Spanish class, the topic of conversation was trust and infidelity. This is not the average Spanish class, yet it was designed to make us all speak since each issue required thinking, and explaining in Spanish was very difficult, to say the least.
Yet, it got me thinking even after the class was over. In the past, I have battled with trust. I have been known to say, I do not trust anyone, I think all people are untrustworthy, and faith in humanity is lost.
This was a much younger version of myself. My opinions now have a complete 180, and I haven’t actually sat down to think about this and why?
My choice of men and friends was less than optimal in the past. I seemed to choose friends who would boss me around and never let me have an opinion, or if I did, they would tell me I was wrong and that I shouldn’t think that way.
At the time, I was very negative, yet those around me just mirrored who I was on the inside. They were not very nice people, precisely how I felt on the inside. I thought I did not deserve kind, lovely friends since I am not kind and friendly.
