Much like the questions I pose at the end of each episode, this week's episodes are for reflection,

and reflection by definition is to give serious thought or consideration. Every day this week,

you will hear moments from previous episodes that I hope help you to find space and time throughout your day for positive

thoughts as we reflect together. And now on to today's episode. One of the hardest things in life

is finding people you can trust. To trust someone is to give

over certainty in exchange for believing. This person is who they say they are. To be able to trust

someone takes a lot of courage, even something as simple as a trust fall, which is like a team-building

activity where someone intentionally falls backward and then they trust the other members of the

group to catch them before they fall. Even this requires a great degree of vulnerability.

Because in a trust-fall scenario, you're literally putting the

entire weight of your body in someone else's hands. Trusting someone with what you're feeling

can feel the same way, if not even harder. Even when we've known the person for years, and even if we've been able to

trust them in the past, sometimes the question still arises. Will they still be there to catch me

when I need them the most? When the weight of gravity is about to take me down, can I trust them to be there?

Perhaps there are no easy step-by-step ways to find a way to trust someone.

But maybe when you are looking for people you can trust in your life, you can remember you are allowed to do these three things.

Number one, you are allowed to learn from past relationships and friendships.

Learn from your own story.

Learn from the times when someone betrayed you or exploited your story for their own benefit.

If it was difficult to go through that back then,

you probably don't want your future self going through that either.

So ask yourself, what are the red flags I have learned to look out for?

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