Trust a sly fox

Enduring relationships don't only happen in your dreams.  Have you ever been known to trust a person who turned out to be a sly fox? What would cause you to trust a person implicitly? What would cause you to stop trusting someone you did?

Consider what sorts of things define friends or colleagues you've known for a long time.  Reasons exist why you choose to build, maintain or sever relationships. As you think of people you don't trust, or people who have given you reasons not to trust them, you have developed reasons, be they conscious or unconscious reasons. Are you aware of how relationships affect each other?

For a lot of people, trust isn't something that appears miraculously. Trust earned over time through a close personal relationship tends to be resilient. Yet, once trust is broken, its much harder to get people to trust you again. Reflect on why you forge relationships and how. Are you the sort of person who commits part of yourself, all of yourself or, only a little of yourself? You may be the sort of person who only shares as much information as equals what other people share with you. Trust can evolve in terms of reciprocity.

Some people you meet will naturally be generous or selfish with their time and focus. By learning to think and feel as though you live in someone else's shoes, you can also strengthen your relationships. Learning skills, such as how to build understanding, can help build trust in others. As you understand how much it means for a colleague or loved one to undertake a personal challenge, you may come to trust that they'll do what they say they'll do. You may come to believe what a person tells you to be the truth, unless they give reason to believe otherwise. How have your views changed?