Paradoxically, trusting the Universe is the first step in trusting yourself. You must let go of the idea that you can control everything. The only thing you can truly control is how you feel, think, and behave in the world.
The Power of Instinct
Relying on our instincts—the ability to know something deep down without being taught—is an underestimated trait. Most of the world’s religions stem from the core idea that individuals must surrender to a Greater Power to achieve serenity and happiness. Peace and ease result from letting go.
However, commerce, social media, and politics send a different message: the world is full of strife and challenges where it’s every person for themselves. But whether you believe in the Universe, God, karma, or market forces, being open to possibilities and trusting your intuition likely leads to happiness and prosperity. Let go of the push to control and allow acceptance of whatever flows into your life.
What Trust Really Means
Trusting the Universe is a lifelong process of being open, trusting your intuition, and taking responsibility. It doesn’t mean being helpless or waiting to be rescued from adversity. It means:
- Taking responsibility for your ability to become your best self
- Acknowledging and working on negative beliefs blocking your progress
- Accepting that unexpected things happen despite your planning
- Doing the inner work to handle life’s good and bad moments
- Recognizing that what seems ‘bad’ might work out better long-term
Getting everything you want might seem like the Dream, but it doesn’t create a fulfilled life or support growth. The challenges teach us more than the victories.
Six Things You Can Do to Trust the Universe and Yourself
Accept what you can and can’t control. Work on what you can control and let go of the rest. This clarity frees enormous energy.
Believe that whatever is happening right now is for your best and highest good. This perspective shifts how you respond to challenges, opening you to lessons rather than dwelling in victimhood.
Know yourself. Do the inner work and find out what’s working against your best interests. Perhaps it’s limiting beliefs around relationships, money blocks, or negative messages you internalized.
Reclaim your power. Trust your intuition and yourself. Remember, the closer you get to Nature, the closer you get to your true nature.
Take intuitive action, knowing that you are your own best ally. Don’t overthink—when intuition speaks, listen and move.
Get Animalized (This is an excerpt from my book, Living Like the Future Matters)
Why do most people analyze things to death without trusting their instincts? Animals always live in the present—neither past nor future consumes them. They depend on senses and trust instincts. The essential characteristics of entrepreneurs are intuition, instinct, and calculated risk-taking before gut reactions become diluted. Procrastination is a killer.
Bridging the Human-Nature Gap
Some consider “animalizing” cruel, lacking human qualities. But animals aren’t cruel—humans are animals, specifically mammals. Why do many humans position themselves at the pyramid’s top and alienate themselves from other species? This self-determined hierarchy made us believe we’re smarter and more important. But if humans disappeared tomorrow, Nature would rebalance and all other species would thrive.
It comes down to trusting your intuition. The healthier you are mentally and physically, the more you tune into your soul’s desires and what serves you and the world. Only then can we become true SOULutionists in a world of strivers. Embrace your apparent powerlessness and turn it into your biggest asset.
Conclusion
Trust the Universe, trust yourself, and make your happy future in the now by living like the future matters—from the soil to your soul.
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