in belief we trust

People trust their beliefs, whether they're actually true or not.

To believe in something requires only an intellectual agreement with the perceived facts - produced from one's knowledge. To fully trust in something requires an authentic emotional connection with the source - producing one's truth.

While we may applaud someone's strong beliefs and heartfelt convictions (their truth), we have to connect to the feelings around their experience to ultimately be swayed in their direction (for it to become our truth).

Believing in... and, trusting in... are not the same truth, in and of themselves.

©2008 Tom Leu