Setting up a ‘trust’ account

Author: Mary Westley

I love watching how perfect the squiggly line of life is if I can remember to simply follow one sign post after another, allowing myself to be guided and redirected to exactly the right outcome…which often may not be what I had envisaged.

Less and less am I trying to force my own plans or worry when there are gaps or detours. If things don’t come easily I am trying to stay peaceful, watch and wait. Without exception things always work out and often in ways better than I anticipated.

• I booked my return flight from India to arrive in Singapore on the 31/1/2016 simply because that was the date that came to mind at the time. I didn’t have any particular timetable or plans. I rang my mum a few days ago to say hi and find out she and my sister, niece & brother-in-law are going to be in Singapore the same day. I have a 12 hr over lay over in the airport and now get to have a shower and catch-up in their motel. One of the hardest things about going away was not seeing my 90 year old Mum for 4 months so this is really special.
• The day I tried to book a flight from Singapore to Bangkok the on-line system just wouldn’t let me process the payment. With only a week to go I could feel a bit of anxiety start but took a deep breath and waited. The next day I get a business class seat on sale for the same price!
• The same day I also tried to book accommodation for 10 weeks in Nong Khai (a little village on the north-east border of Thailand & Laos). The place I had been recommended didn’t get back to me and so I started contacting other places ‘just in case’…and they were all booked out. ‘What if’ thoughts started to circle but I didn’t let them take hold. The next day the first place e-mailed back and said they have one room that comes available 2 days before I arrive and I can have it for the full 10 weeks…perfect location and price.
• I plan to travel by train overnight from Bangkok to Nong Khai and want a sleeper seat, however you can’t buy tickets on line and I fly in 2 hours before the train leaves. Uncertain I would get the seat I wanted I had the thought to contact Beatrix (the teacher I am going to see in Nong Khai). She replied saying she will be travelling on that same train and is buying her ticket the next day and will buy one for me. Not only do I get the ticket – I get to sit with her the whole trip – how magical is that.

One of the things I often suggest to clients is to really notice each one of these little magical events and then deposit them in a ‘trust account’. This account becomes somewhere to go to when you need some reassurance that the universe has everything in hand and really is on your side.

When I take the time to reflect and see how perfectly things work out I can’t help but feel loved, guided and supported…even if it doesn’t always feel like it in the moment. Slowly, slowly learning to trust in the bigger plan…one day at a time.
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