Taking Chances

"It takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it."
this is what i seem to live life by. i have had issues with trust pretty much all of my life. i'm usually an optimist, but when it comes to something being done i don't know why i would designate when i could do it all myself. why risk someone not bringing cups to the gathering or forgetting a key ingredient? you know? maybe not. maybe that's just the way my mind works. hmmm...
so i don't give my trust out that easily, but when i do it seems to be crushed. perhaps i misplace my trust. that could be it. i keep my trust close to my heart in a nice little box surrounded by barbed wire and guards. but sometimes everything seems right and comfortable and believable, so i decide to lay my trust out to test the waters. the waters aren't always as they seem. hearts are broken. pockets run on empty. there are drinks without cups. i try; i really do. i often times read the quote, "We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy." i know it is true and i believe so do you. i guess it's just good to remind ourselves that life is all about taking chances because we " don't wanna be alone on this planet they call earth..."
right?
i know that if we live righteously, prayer and the Holy Ghost can be a guidance in our decisions. however, sometimes it is up to make the decision on our own so that we can learn from it. it might not be the outcome that we are hoping for, but the Lord is always there to cheer us on. He is patient and always loving and for that i am eternally grateful :)
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