Trust is a big concept and something that most people struggle with. The reason that trust is so hard to put into practice is that when we blindly trust, we can not know what the outcome will be, we have no control, and that is very scary for many people. When a woman gets pregnant, her baby begins to grow and is 100% trusting. The baby cannot communicate with you other than through movement and is simply relying on you to do all of the right things and to step into motherhood pure and confident. This is a monumental lesson in trust. All you can do is believe that your baby will grow into a happy, healthy being. You cannot force it to happen, only trust. If you have fears about going through the birthing process, have faith that this is an ancient rite of passage that many women have gone through before and you will too. Your body knows what to do and your strength will shine through as you deliver your baby into the world.

Reflections
It is time for you to look deeply within to see how you work with believing in yourself and the mysteries of the universe.
Meditate on how you deal with trust vs. fear and who normally wins that argument in your head. During your pregnancy, you are called upon to have confidence that your baby is growing perfectly and that you will be able to deliver your child with ease and in harmony with the universe. Remember to believe in yourself and the universal plan that all things happen for a reason. As life lessons can be learned with each experience, every act is a gift.

Ideas

• Think about the times that you have really trusted yourself, and times when you have not. What was the difference?
• Practice trusting! Start with small things, like believing that the foods you eat are helping to form your healthy strong baby and work your way up to truly believing that your birth experience will be painless and your baby will enter the world in the arms of peace and love.
• Create a “trust wheel” where you draw a circle and write who and what is allowed in. You may then say or write that anything else needs your permission to enter into your sacred space.