trust ?

Sure there are people that I trust from a positive sense. On the other hand, there are some that I only trust to do bad. I follow my intuition more often than not and this has afforded some degree of protection. Then again, being overly cautious may have cost me valuable relationships.

Babette

I trusted a person one time with my 'little secret'. This person then made it known to all of my friends and relatives. These people that now know I am a cd have never said anything to me about it so this has not affected me negatively. Even though this is so, I only trust my friends that are cd's as well with this information about me. By the way that one person that betrayed my trust was my wife of 23 years. How sad!!!!!

I have three female friends, my wife and a few hundred on this site that know I dress. I trust and love em all. I have a family that does not know, but I suspect that one or two may think I do. I trust them also and am sure that if I had the guts and told them all it would not be a problem. Maybe one day down the road.

As someone who has lost it all (live-in girlfriend, child, job & friends) because someone betrayed a confidence, I have an intimate understanding of of the fears being expressed here. However, I didn't lose those things over trust; I lost those things due to a superficial, selfish gf and people around me reacting inappropriately to news that should have had no bearing on my job or ability to be their friend. Honestly it is a blessing that they are out of my life.

I do not mean to be flippant, but jobs, friends, relatives, and even mean-spirited wives are meaningless in the grand scheme of things. They can be replaced while we are alive and they will all burn in the end. The things that matter; the things that have lasting value are our own integrity and the truth of what we were created to be.

I once lost it all, yet regained 100-fold what I once had. When you are stripped of everything you realize that all that's left is you and the truth of your existence. Learning to embrace that truth was the greatest blessing I ever received. It enables me to grant everyone a very high-level of trust because I do not fear them. They can not destroy me; they can only prove themselves unworthy to be included in my life.