Trust

Trust... such any easy thing to give. A small word with such enormous implications. trust ;
–noun
1. reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
2. confident expectation of something; hope.
3. confidence in the certainty of future payment for property or goods received; credit: to sell merchandise on trust.
4. a person on whom or thing on which one relies: God is my trust.
5. the condition of one to whom something has been entrusted.
6. the obligation or responsibility imposed on a person in whom confidence or authority is placed: a position of trust.
7. charge, custody, or care: to leave valuables in someone's trust.
8. something committed or entrusted to one's care for use or safekeeping, as an office, duty, or the like; responsibility; charge.

Of course I took this out of a dictionary and even after eight really good explanations it still doesn't even come close to what it really means. One thing is certain once you have lost or misused someone's trust it is almost impossible to get it back.
On the other end of this equation once you have been burned by someone you become distrustful of a lot more things in your life. More cynical . After receiving my second degree black belt this weekend I have overloaded on what an enormous responsibility that goes with a black belt of any level. To stand in front of a class and try to install confidence and yes Trust in the students looking back at me. Over the last years of working towards my second degree with the guidance of Master Brinker I have come to believe that the mental training of a class is almost more important than the physical things. Not only does the class need to trust me but in turn I must learn to trust them. I must open myself up to them in a way that leaves me vulnerable . So trust is a big part of my training. I hope I am up the task. I will give it my best shoot.
Linda