idn t always get trust, though.

I believe that s why I suffered from insomnia for s

o many years. I wasn t able to stop my mind at night, spinning tall tales of What
If this, and What If that? What If I would ve said this, oh, then I bet he would v
e said that. (Sound familiar?)
My mind had fallen in love with What If scenarios, mainly because they fed it an
d allowed it to stay active, even when it wasn t to my benefit. What If scenarios
had become a habit. A habit that was extremely hard to break until I realized
that What Is is a much, much healthier place to live.
What Is banished What If. But it took (and still takes) practice.
Trust rippled in water
And here we find our First Step to Trusting:
Becoming Aware of What Is
Making the shift from What If to being aware of What Is is a total and complete
game changer. It s a means of setting yourself free.
Example:
(Disclaimer: It s a bit of a shallow example, but something most of us can relate
to, either now or from past experience.)
Okay, let s walk through this. Let s say there s someone you feel a connection with a
nd are attracted to. (Let s make him a him.) You believe he also feels the conne
ction and is attracted to you, too. You ve shared some special moments, some spec
ial conversations. He s away on business now, and says he ll call. Time passes and
no call.
Which will you choose to believe?
Option #1:
der.
Option #2:
be one of those
Option #3:

He s swamped with work. That s why I haven t heard from him. Hmm I won
I m not in near proximity, so he s forgotten all about me. He must
Out of sight, out of mind men. He s just into me when I m around.
He has met someone else.

I could go on, but you get the idea.

What do each of these (and numerous other scenarios I could come up with) have i
n common? They all reek of:
I must not be very important to him. I must care about him more than he cares a
bout me. My heart is invested in this relationship way more than his heart. An
d all of these thoughts could be preceded with What If and still read exactly the
same. All are in your mind, and nowhere else. Think about it: They exist Nowh
ere Else. Your mind is the only place they live, and you put them there.
After saying each of these things to yourself, how do you feel? Peaceful? Lovi
ng? Worried? Fearful?
Chances are, not peaceful. And not loving either. I mean, isn t peace why we tru
st to begin with?
inner peace
So .What Is?
What Is, is he said he would call and you haven t received a call from him. You h

ave no idea why. Period.

What if you choose to go about your daily activities with only that in mind, pra
cticing What Is? He hasn t called. And right now I don t know why. The end.
You go to work. You re focused on projects. You interact with others. You enjoy
dinner with a friend. You live your life. All the while, with the two bits of
What Is in mind, no added story to go along with the unknown.
Later, you hear from him. He tells you why he hasn t called (dropped his phone in
the toilet, ran out of battery, who knows), and at that point
this is the impor
tant part
you trust yourself enough to decide if his explanation is reasonable t
o you. You trust yourself enough to know if you d like to continue getting to kno
w him further or not. You trust yourself.
Yes. You Trust Yourself first.
So, what s simple about this? Well, making the switch from What If to What Is, ta
kes practice, but once you re aware of it, that s all it is: daily practice. And w
ouldn t you agree that NOT approaching life with fear and worry, but rather living
life in peace through trust, is worth the practice?
Become aware of What Is
Dedicate yourself (your mind!) to actively practicing What Is
Remember where trust begins: Trust Begins Inside of You
Are you eager to learn more? Much of what was covered in this post (plus more!)
is discussed on the podcast below, as I interview SWAT Team Leader and career p
olice officer, Bob Seklecki. If you haven t tuned in to Love, Trust & Pixie Dust,
the new radio show I m honored to host, check it out! Come learn how this simple
first step can be applied to your life today!
why don't people trustDo you know someone who could benefit from learning how to
trust? Don t be shy, please share. You never know, this might be just the thing
they ve been searching for!
In love and trust,
Leslie
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It s All Special
February 11, 2015 by Leslie Green 6 Comments
One week ago, almost to the minute, I was preparing to walk to the podium, tap t
he mic, and deliver a eulogy for my oldest brother.
While typing the words above, I felt my throat tighten and my eyes sting. I was
not expecting that.
Around an hour ago I posted the following on my Facebook page:
Are there days you just feel CRAZY-BLESSED? Like, more than in a good mood, I m tal
king about way deep down in your toenails blessed? Today is one of those days fo
r me. Just wanted to share.
After I clicked the post button, I realized how little I share about the raw, sorr
ow-filled moments of life. I mean, who wants to be the Bummer-Person? Not I.

And there s nothing wrong with that. I like to grieve alone. It s what feels right t
o me. I like the silence when I go within and feel the loss in the way I need to
feel it.
That said, I felt guilty earlier today. Someone had just heard the news and call
ed to check on me. After answering the phone with a little too much chipper in m
y voice, I heard the voice on the other end of the line: somber and barely a whi
sper. I immediately thought, Moron! Put some damn sadness in your voice! You ar
e supposed to sound sad!
So I did. I took my voice down a full octave and slowly told my friend of the ci
rcumstances around the end of my brother s life.
After I hung up the phone I returned to my home-office; it was time to get back
to work. I saw that today my husband s grandmother turned 101. And when I tell you
she is a remarkable lady, I m not even close to kidding. I called her last week j
ust to chat. She asked me to hold for just a second while she turned off the iro
n. She explained to me that she had been doing a little light ironing.
Light ironing? Are you kidding me?
d.

I said.

What in the world are you ironing?

I aske

My clothes for tomorrow.

Where are you going? Somewhere special?
Leslie, honey. When you get to be my age, it s all special.
Wow. Yes. Why yes, it is.
Fast forward to just a moment ago as I wrote the Facebook post above. Sitting at
my desk, cuppa tea by my side, dog at my feet, older son upstairs sleeping/unde
r the weather, sun streaming in my office just-so, and feeling a deep, deep grat
itude for Life. How could I not share that? Feelings like that are indeed speci
al.
But friends, it is only by walking through my grief, by honoring the feelings of
sadness and loss that I am truly able to appreciate the feelings on the opposit
e end of the spectrum.
If you are feeling sad today, or maybe you even feel lost, stop for a moment and
sit with those feelings. Honor what you re feeling and know, believe, that its op
posite will come. And when it does, honor that as well! Don t rush to the next and
the next and the next. We all have this tendency to push that accelerator down
and GO when we re feeling on top of the world.
Give as much reverence to the on-top-of-the-world feeling. Honor it. Stop and br
eathe it in. Trust yourself enough to know you re strong enough to feel whatever f
eeling is upon you. Know that that is one of the ways we show ourselves love.
Remember the words of the 101 year-old ironing grandma: It s all special.
And I do mean ALL.
Love,
Leslie
If today s message spoke to you, won t you please share it on Facebook or forward to
a friend? You never know, it might be just the thing someone in your circle of

friends is meant to experience today. Thank you!

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Excited and Scared
January 18, 2015 by Leslie Green 4 Comments
Have you ever felt excited and scared at the same time? Is it even possible?
Of course it is!
And that is exactly where I sit today. And probably where I ll still be sitting to
morrow.
See, there are two big additions on the horizon:
1) there s the kick-off of a new workshop on how to LOVE & TRUST yourself (100% ex
cited, 0% scared)
and
2) the debut of a new radio show is fast approaching (Aye yai yai I m too scared to
even break down the percentages I don t want to frighten myself more!)
But here s the kicker: don t I have a belief system that says everything happens for
a reason? Everything happens for a purpose? To trust is to let go and believe a
ll works out for your higher good?
So why the fear?
Because trust isn t something we master in a day. Trust is a daily practice. And j
ust like you, I continue to practice it each and every day. Just like you, some
days are better than others. Some situations are better than others. My goal is
to become aware of the situations that trigger fear and discover what underlying
feelings are lurking in the pond below just below the surface that pond that is all
too easy to ignore and swim away from, claiming it s too murky to see below its r
ippled edge, so I ll just keep swimming until I reach the edge, hoist myself out o
f the water in one swift movement, and walk maybe run away hoping the more distance
I create the more the fear will vanish. Except it doesn t.
Why not just dive in? Why swim, walk, run at all?
Sometimes we are just not ready. Sometimes there are lessons to learn along the
way that we might miss if we never felt the fear, explored the feelings beneath
it, and worked through those feelings and experiences. Those lessons, feelings
, and experiences are exactly what allow us to grow.
So for today, I choose NOT to let go of my fear and NOT to hold on to it either.
I choose to feel the feelings underneath the fear, to become aware of what exp
eriences are presenting themselves to contribute to my growth, and I will even u
p my game one notch and actually try to be thankful for the fear.
At this time I d like to thank YOU. Just by reading my words, by allowing me to w
rite them in a place where you visit and take them in, you have allowed me to ac

knowledge and release some of my fear. It is no longer bottled up in my mind;

the more I allow it to release, the more it is set free. The more I AM SET FREE
. Thank you.
EXCITED and Scared
Just Love & Trust: Simple Tools for Trust in Action
yes, I am 100% excited and
0% scared about the new, upcoming workshop! I ve worked really hard to offer a fu
ll-sensory experience for you (you ll see what I mean!). The number of participan
ts is limited to 20: a small-ish, manageable, and intimate number. Please clic
k on the link to read more about what you can expect. I hope to see you soon!
Excited and SCARED
Beginning February 4, 2015 please tune-in to listen to Love, Trust & Pixie Dust
on eWN Radio Network. I will be broadcasting every Wednesday at 11:00 AM CST.
No worries if you re not available at 11:00 AM Wednesdays, shortly after the show
airs it will be converted into a podcast, so you can always listen to the show a
t a time that s convenient for you.
excited and scared
Is there something you re excited and scared about? Begin with the first step: b
ecome aware of it. Now let s get it out of your mind, let s make it more real: ack
nowledge it by sharing with someone. Would you like the anonymity of sharing wi
th a stranger? Then share with me. You can email your fear and excitement to L
eslie@TrustLifeToday.com and I won t even make you do anything about it (not unles
s you want me to!). ;-) It s not uncommon that in simply sharing with another, t
he process of releasing and letting go is activated.
Start today. I did. And I already feel so much better. Again, thank you.
If today s message spoke to you, won t you please share it on Facebook or forward to
a friend? You never know, it might be just the thing someone in your circle of
friends is meant to experience today. Thank you!
Love,
Leslie
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idn t always get trust, though. I believe that s why I suffered from insomnia for s
o many years. I wasn t able to stop my mind at night, spinning tall tales of What
If this, and What If that? What If I would ve said this, oh, then I bet he would v
e said that. (Sound familiar?)
My mind had fallen in love with What If scenarios, mainly because they fed it an
d allowed it to stay active, even when it wasn t to my benefit. What If scenarios
had become a habit. A habit that was extremely hard to break until I realized
that What Is is a much, much healthier place to live.
What Is banished What If. But it took (and still takes) practice.
Trust rippled in water
And here we find our First Step to Trusting:
Becoming Aware of What Is
Making the shift from What If to being aware of What Is is a total and complete
game changer. It s a means of setting yourself free.
Example:
(Disclaimer: It s a bit of a shallow example, but something most of us can relate
to, either now or from past experience.)
Okay, let s walk through this. Let s say there s someone you feel a connection with a
nd are attracted to. (Let s make him a him.) You believe he also feels the conne
ction and is attracted to you, too. You ve shared some special moments, some spec
ial conversations. He s away on business now, and says he ll call. Time passes and
no call.
Which will you choose to believe?
Option #1:
der.
Option #2:
be one of those
Option #3:

He s swamped with work. That s why I haven t heard from him. Hmm I won
I m not in near proximity, so he s forgotten all about me. He must
Out of sight, out of mind men. He s just into me when I m around.
He has met someone else.

I could go on, but you get the idea.

What do each of these (and numerous other scenarios I could come up with) have i
n common? They all reek of:
I must not be very important to him. I must care about him more than he cares a
bout me. My heart is invested in this relationship way more than his heart. An
d all of these thoughts could be preceded with What If and still read exactly the

same. All are in your mind, and nowhere else. Think about it: They exist Nowh
ere Else. Your mind is the only place they live, and you put them there.
After saying each of these things to yourself, how do you feel? Peaceful? Lovi
ng? Worried? Fearful?
Chances are, not peaceful. And not loving either. I mean, isn t peace why we tru
st to begin with?
inner peace
So .What Is?
What Is, is he said he would call and you haven t received a call from him. You h
ave no idea why. Period.
What if you choose to go about your daily activities with only that in mind, pra
cticing What Is? He hasn t called. And right now I don t know why. The end.
You go to work. You re focused on projects. You interact with others. You enjoy
dinner with a friend. You live your life. All the while, with the two bits of
What Is in mind, no added story to go along with the unknown.
Later, you hear from him. He tells you why he hasn t called (dropped his phone in
the toilet, ran out of battery, who knows), and at that point
this is the impor
tant part
you trust yourself enough to decide if his explanation is reasonable t
o you. You trust yourself enough to know if you d like to continue getting to kno
w him further or not. You trust yourself.
Yes. You Trust Yourself first.
So, what s simple about this? Well, making the switch from What If to What Is, ta
kes practice, but once you re aware of it, that s all it is: daily practice. And w
ouldn t you agree that NOT approaching life with fear and worry, but rather living
life in peace through trust, is worth the practice?
Become aware of What Is
Dedicate yourself (your mind!) to actively practicing What Is
Remember where trust begins: Trust Begins Inside of You
Are you eager to learn more? Much of what was covered in this post (plus more!)
is discussed on the podcast below, as I interview SWAT Team Leader and career p
olice officer, Bob Seklecki. If you haven t tuned in to Love, Trust & Pixie Dust,
the new radio show I m honored to host, check it out! Come learn how this simple
first step can be applied to your life today!
why don't people trustDo you know someone who could benefit from learning how to
trust? Don t be shy, please share. You never know, this might be just the thing
they ve been searching for!
In love and trust,
Leslie
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It s All Special
February 11, 2015 by Leslie Green 6 Comments

One week ago, almost to the minute, I was preparing to walk to the podium, tap t
he mic, and deliver a eulogy for my oldest brother.
While typing the words above, I felt my throat tighten and my eyes sting. I was
not expecting that.
Around an hour ago I posted the following on my Facebook page:
Are there days you just feel CRAZY-BLESSED? Like, more than in a good mood, I m tal
king about way deep down in your toenails blessed? Today is one of those days fo
r me. Just wanted to share.
After I clicked the post button, I realized how little I share about the raw, sorr
ow-filled moments of life. I mean, who wants to be the Bummer-Person? Not I.
And there s nothing wrong with that. I like to grieve alone. It s what feels right t
o me. I like the silence when I go within and feel the loss in the way I need to
feel it.
That said, I felt guilty earlier today. Someone had just heard the news and call
ed to check on me. After answering the phone with a little too much chipper in m
y voice, I heard the voice on the other end of the line: somber and barely a whi
sper. I immediately thought, Moron! Put some damn sadness in your voice! You ar
e supposed to sound sad!
So I did. I took my voice down a full octave and slowly told my friend of the ci
rcumstances around the end of my brother s life.
After I hung up the phone I returned to my home-office; it was time to get back
to work. I saw that today my husband s grandmother turned 101. And when I tell you
she is a remarkable lady, I m not even close to kidding. I called her last week j
ust to chat. She asked me to hold for just a second while she turned off the iro
n. She explained to me that she had been doing a little light ironing.
Light ironing? Are you kidding me?
d.

I said.

What in the world are you ironing?

My clothes for tomorrow.

Where are you going? Somewhere special?
Leslie, honey. When you get to be my age, it s all special.
Wow. Yes. Why yes, it is.
Fast forward to just a moment ago as I wrote the Facebook post above. Sitting at
my desk, cuppa tea by my side, dog at my feet, older son upstairs sleeping/unde
r the weather, sun streaming in my office just-so, and feeling a deep, deep grat
itude for Life. How could I not share that? Feelings like that are indeed speci
al.
But friends, it is only by walking through my grief, by honoring the feelings of
sadness and loss that I am truly able to appreciate the feelings on the opposit
e end of the spectrum.
If you are feeling sad today, or maybe you even feel lost, stop for a moment and
sit with those feelings. Honor what you re feeling and know, believe, that its op
posite will come. And when it does, honor that as well! Don t rush to the next and
the next and the next. We all have this tendency to push that accelerator down
and GO when we re feeling on top of the world.

I aske

Give as much reverence to the on-top-of-the-world feeling. Honor it. Stop and br
eathe it in. Trust yourself enough to know you re strong enough to feel whatever f
eeling is upon you. Know that that is one of the ways we show ourselves love.
Remember the words of the 101 year-old ironing grandma: It s all special.
And I do mean ALL.
Love,
Leslie
If today s message spoke to you, won t you please share it on Facebook or forward to
a friend? You never know, it might be just the thing someone in your circle of
friends is meant to experience today. Thank you!
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Excited and Scared
January 18, 2015 by Leslie Green 4 Comments
Have you ever felt excited and scared at the same time? Is it even possible?
Of course it is!
And that is exactly where I sit today. And probably where I ll still be sitting to
morrow.
See, there are two big additions on the horizon:
1) there s the kick-off of a new workshop on how to LOVE & TRUST yourself (100% ex
cited, 0% scared)
and
2) the debut of a new radio show is fast approaching (Aye yai yai I m too scared to
even break down the percentages I don t want to frighten myself more!)
But here s the kicker: don t I have a belief system that says everything happens for
a reason? Everything happens for a purpose? To trust is to let go and believe a
ll works out for your higher good?
So why the fear?
Because trust isn t something we master in a day. Trust is a daily practice. And j
ust like you, I continue to practice it each and every day. Just like you, some
days are better than others. Some situations are better than others. My goal is
to become aware of the situations that trigger fear and discover what underlying
feelings are lurking in the pond below just below the surface that pond that is all
too easy to ignore and swim away from, claiming it s too murky to see below its r
ippled edge, so I ll just keep swimming until I reach the edge, hoist myself out o
f the water in one swift movement, and walk maybe run away hoping the more distance
I create the more the fear will vanish. Except it doesn t.

Why not just dive in? Why swim, walk, run at all?
Sometimes we are just not ready. Sometimes there are lessons to learn along the
way that we might miss if we never felt the fear, explored the feelings beneath
it, and worked through those feelings and experiences. Those lessons, feelings
, and experiences are exactly what allow us to grow.
So for today, I choose NOT to let go of my fear and NOT to hold on to it either.
I choose to feel the feelings underneath the fear, to become aware of what exp
eriences are presenting themselves to contribute to my growth, and I will even u
p my game one notch and actually try to be thankful for the fear.
At this time I d like to thank YOU. Just by reading my words, by allowing me to w
rite them in a place where you visit and take them in, you have allowed me to ac
knowledge and release some of my fear. It is no longer bottled up in my mind;
the more I allow it to release, the more it is set free. The more I AM SET FREE
. Thank you.
EXCITED and Scared
Just Love & Trust: Simple Tools for Trust in Action yes, I am 100% excited and
0% scared about the new, upcoming workshop! I ve worked really hard to offer a fu
ll-sensory experience for you (you ll see what I mean!). The number of participan
ts is limited to 20: a small-ish, manageable, and intimate number. Please clic
k on the link to read more about what you can expect. I hope to see you soon!
Excited and SCARED
Beginning February 4, 2015 please tune-in to listen to Love, Trust & Pixie Dust
on eWN Radio Network. I will be broadcasting every Wednesday at 11:00 AM CST.
No worries if you re not available at 11:00 AM Wednesdays, shortly after the show
airs it will be converted into a podcast, so you can always listen to the show a
t a time that s convenient for you.
excited and scared
Is there something you re excited and scared about? Begin with the first step: b
ecome aware of it. Now let s get it out of your mind, let s make it more real: ack
nowledge it by sharing with someone. Would you like the anonymity of sharing wi
th a stranger? Then share with me. You can email your fear and excitement to L
eslie@TrustLifeToday.com and I won t even make you do anything about it (not unles
s you want me to!). ;-) It s not uncommon that in simply sharing with another, t
he process of releasing and letting go is activated.
Start today. I did. And I already feel so much better. Again, thank you.
If today s message spoke to you, won t you please share it on Facebook or forward to
a friend? You never know, it might be just the thing someone in your circle of
friends is meant to experience today. Thank you!
Love,
Leslie
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most of us learned the exact opposite of how trust works.
Continu
e reading >>
Favorites
The Window Beyond, A Tale of Letting Go
An Offering For Your Beloved
Wanna Know How to Stop Worrying?
Why Don't People Trust?
Marilyn Monroe, Speak It, Sister!
Heart Action, Spirit No-Action
Selfish, Selfish, Selfish
7 Things to Lose If You Want to Win
Set Your Child Up for Success with this One Question
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idn t always get trust, though. I believe that s why I suffered from insomnia for s
o many years. I wasn t able to stop my mind at night, spinning tall tales of What
If this, and What If that? What If I would ve said this, oh, then I bet he would v
e said that. (Sound familiar?)
My mind had fallen in love with What If scenarios, mainly because they fed it an
d allowed it to stay active, even when it wasn t to my benefit. What If scenarios
had become a habit. A habit that was extremely hard to break until I realized
that What Is is a much, much healthier place to live.
What Is banished What If. But it took (and still takes) practice.
Trust rippled in water
And here we find our First Step to Trusting:
Becoming Aware of What Is
Making the shift from What If to being aware of What Is is a total and complete
game changer. It s a means of setting yourself free.
Example:
(Disclaimer: It s a bit of a shallow example, but something most of us can relate
to, either now or from past experience.)
Okay, let s walk through this. Let s say there s someone you feel a connection with a
nd are attracted to. (Let s make him a him.) You believe he also feels the conne
ction and is attracted to you, too. You ve shared some special moments, some spec
ial conversations. He s away on business now, and says he ll call. Time passes and
no call.
Which will you choose to believe?

Option #1:
der.
Option #2:
be one of those
Option #3:

He s swamped with work. That s why I haven t heard from him. Hmm I won
I m not in near proximity, so he s forgotten all about me. He must
Out of sight, out of mind men. He s just into me when I m around.
He has met someone else.

I could go on, but you get the idea.

What do each of these (and numerous other scenarios I could come up with) have i
n common? They all reek of:
I must not be very important to him. I must care about him more than he cares a
bout me. My heart is invested in this relationship way more than his heart. An
d all of these thoughts could be preceded with What If and still read exactly the
same. All are in your mind, and nowhere else. Think about it: They exist Nowh
ere Else. Your mind is the only place they live, and you put them there.
After saying each of these things to yourself, how do you feel? Peaceful? Lovi
ng? Worried? Fearful?
Chances are, not peaceful. And not loving either. I mean, isn t peace why we tru
st to begin with?
inner peace
So .What Is?
What Is, is he said he would call and you haven t received a call from him. You h
ave no idea why. Period.
What if you choose to go about your daily activities with only that in mind, pra
cticing What Is? He hasn t called. And right now I don t know why. The end.
You go to work. You re focused on projects. You interact with others. You enjoy
dinner with a friend. You live your life. All the while, with the two bits of
What Is in mind, no added story to go along with the unknown.
Later, you hear from him. He tells you why he hasn t called (dropped his phone in
the toilet, ran out of battery, who knows), and at that point
this is the impor
tant part
you trust yourself enough to decide if his explanation is reasonable t
o you. You trust yourself enough to know if you d like to continue getting to kno
w him further or not. You trust yourself.
Yes. You Trust Yourself first.
So, what s simple about this? Well, making the switch from What If to What Is, ta
kes practice, but once you re aware of it, that s all it is: daily practice. And w
ouldn t you agree that NOT approaching life with fear and worry, but rather living
life in peace through trust, is worth the practice?
Become aware of What Is
Dedicate yourself (your mind!) to actively practicing What Is
Remember where trust begins: Trust Begins Inside of You
Are you eager to learn more? Much of what was covered in this post (plus more!)
is discussed on the podcast below, as I interview SWAT Team Leader and career p
olice officer, Bob Seklecki. If you haven t tuned in to Love, Trust & Pixie Dust,
the new radio show I m honored to host, check it out! Come learn how this simple
first step can be applied to your life today!
why don't people trustDo you know someone who could benefit from learning how to

trust? Don t be shy, please share. You never know, this might be just the thing
they ve been searching for!
In love and trust,
Leslie
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It s All Special
February 11, 2015 by Leslie Green 6 Comments
One week ago, almost to the minute, I was preparing to walk to the podium, tap t
he mic, and deliver a eulogy for my oldest brother.
While typing the words above, I felt my throat tighten and my eyes sting. I was
not expecting that.
Around an hour ago I posted the following on my Facebook page:
Are there days you just feel CRAZY-BLESSED? Like, more than in a good mood, I m tal
king about way deep down in your toenails blessed? Today is one of those days fo
r me. Just wanted to share.
After I clicked the post button, I realized how little I share about the raw, sorr
ow-filled moments of life. I mean, who wants to be the Bummer-Person? Not I.
And there s nothing wrong with that. I like to grieve alone. It s what feels right t
o me. I like the silence when I go within and feel the loss in the way I need to
feel it.
That said, I felt guilty earlier today. Someone had just heard the news and call
ed to check on me. After answering the phone with a little too much chipper in m
y voice, I heard the voice on the other end of the line: somber and barely a whi
sper. I immediately thought, Moron! Put some damn sadness in your voice! You ar
e supposed to sound sad!
So I did. I took my voice down a full octave and slowly told my friend of the ci
rcumstances around the end of my brother s life.
After I hung up the phone I returned to my home-office; it was time to get back
to work. I saw that today my husband s grandmother turned 101. And when I tell you
she is a remarkable lady, I m not even close to kidding. I called her last week j
ust to chat. She asked me to hold for just a second while she turned off the iro
n. She explained to me that she had been doing a little light ironing.
Light ironing? Are you kidding me?
d.

I said.

What in the world are you ironing?

My clothes for tomorrow.

Where are you going? Somewhere special?
Leslie, honey. When you get to be my age, it s all special.
Wow. Yes. Why yes, it is.
Fast forward to just a moment ago as I wrote the Facebook post above. Sitting at

I aske

my desk, cuppa tea by my side, dog at my feet, older son upstairs sleeping/unde
r the weather, sun streaming in my office just-so, and feeling a deep, deep grat
itude for Life. How could I not share that? Feelings like that are indeed speci
al.
But friends, it is only by walking through my grief, by honoring the feelings of
sadness and loss that I am truly able to appreciate the feelings on the opposit
e end of the spectrum.
If you are feeling sad today, or maybe you even feel lost, stop for a moment and
sit with those feelings. Honor what you re feeling and know, believe, that its op
posite will come. And when it does, honor that as well! Don t rush to the next and
the next and the next. We all have this tendency to push that accelerator down
and GO when we re feeling on top of the world.
Give as much reverence to the on-top-of-the-world feeling. Honor it. Stop and br
eathe it in. Trust yourself enough to know you re strong enough to feel whatever f
eeling is upon you. Know that that is one of the ways we show ourselves love.
Remember the words of the 101 year-old ironing grandma: It s all special.
And I do mean ALL.
Love,
Leslie
If today s message spoke to you, won t you please share it on Facebook or forward to
a friend? You never know, it might be just the thing someone in your circle of
friends is meant to experience today. Thank you!
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Excited and Scared
January 18, 2015 by Leslie Green 4 Comments
Have you ever felt excited and scared at the same time? Is it even possible?
Of course it is!
And that is exactly where I sit today. And probably where I ll still be sitting to
morrow.
See, there are two big additions on the horizon:
1) there s the kick-off of a new workshop on how to LOVE & TRUST yourself (100% ex
cited, 0% scared)
and
2) the debut of a new radio show is fast approaching (Aye yai yai I m too scared to
even break down the percentages I don t want to frighten myself more!)
But here s the kicker: don t I have a belief system that says everything happens for
a reason? Everything happens for a purpose? To trust is to let go and believe a

ll works out for your higher good?

So why the fear?
Because trust isn t something we master in a day. Trust is a daily practice. And j
ust like you, I continue to practice it each and every day. Just like you, some
days are better than others. Some situations are better than others. My goal is
to become aware of the situations that trigger fear and discover what underlying
feelings are lurking in the pond below just below the surface that pond that is all
too easy to ignore and swim away from, claiming it s too murky to see below its r
ippled edge, so I ll just keep swimming until I reach the edge, hoist myself out o
f the water in one swift movement, and walk maybe run away hoping the more distance
I create the more the fear will vanish. Except it doesn t.
Why not just dive in? Why swim, walk, run at all?
Sometimes we are just not ready. Sometimes there are lessons to learn along the
way that we might miss if we never felt the fear, explored the feelings beneath
it, and worked through those feelings and experiences. Those lessons, feelings
, and experiences are exactly what allow us to grow.
So for today, I choose NOT to let go of my fear and NOT to hold on to it either.
I choose to feel the feelings underneath the fear, to become aware of what exp
eriences are presenting themselves to contribute to my growth, and I will even u
p my game one notch and actually try to be thankful for the fear.
At this time I d like to thank YOU. Just by reading my words, by allowing me to w
rite them in a place where you visit and take them in, you have allowed me to ac
knowledge and release some of my fear. It is no longer bottled up in my mind;
the more I allow it to release, the more it is set free. The more I AM SET FREE
. Thank you.
EXCITED and Scared
Just Love & Trust: Simple Tools for Trust in Action yes, I am 100% excited and
0% scared about the new, upcoming workshop! I ve worked really hard to offer a fu
ll-sensory experience for you (you ll see what I mean!). The number of participan
ts is limited to 20: a small-ish, manageable, and intimate number. Please clic
k on the link to read more about what you can expect. I hope to see you soon!
Excited and SCARED
Beginning February 4, 2015 please tune-in to listen to Love, Trust & Pixie Dust
on eWN Radio Network. I will be broadcasting every Wednesday at 11:00 AM CST.
No worries if you re not available at 11:00 AM Wednesdays, shortly after the show
airs it will be converted into a podcast, so you can always listen to the show a
t a time that s convenient for you.
excited and scared
Is there something you re excited and scared about? Begin with the first step: b
ecome aware of it. Now let s get it out of your mind, let s make it more real: ack
nowledge it by sharing with someone. Would you like the anonymity of sharing wi
th a stranger? Then share with me. You can email your fear and excitement to L
eslie@TrustLifeToday.com and I won t even make you do anything about it (not unles
s you want me to!). ;-) It s not uncommon that in simply sharing with another, t
he process of releasing and letting go is activated.
Start today. I did. And I already feel so much better. Again, thank you.
If today s message spoke to you, won t you please share it on Facebook or forward to
a friend? You never know, it might be just the thing someone in your circle of

friends is meant to experience today. Thank you!

Love,
Leslie
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idn t always get trust, though. I believe that s why I suffered from insomnia for s
o many years. I wasn t able to stop my mind at night, spinning tall tales of What
If this, and What If that? What If I would ve said this, oh, then I bet he would v
e said that. (Sound familiar?)
My mind had fallen in love with What If scenarios, mainly because they fed it an
d allowed it to stay active, even when it wasn t to my benefit. What If scenarios
had become a habit. A habit that was extremely hard to break until I realized
that What Is is a much, much healthier place to live.
What Is banished What If. But it took (and still takes) practice.
Trust rippled in water
And here we find our First Step to Trusting:
Becoming Aware of What Is
Making the shift from What If to being aware of What Is is a total and complete

game changer. It s a means of setting yourself free.

Example:
(Disclaimer: It s a bit of a shallow example, but something most of us can relate
to, either now or from past experience.)
Okay, let s walk through this. Let s say there s someone you feel a connection with a
nd are attracted to. (Let s make him a him.) You believe he also feels the conne
ction and is attracted to you, too. You ve shared some special moments, some spec
ial conversations. He s away on business now, and says he ll call. Time passes and
no call.
Which will you choose to believe?
Option #1:
der.
Option #2:
be one of those
Option #3:

He s swamped with work. That s why I haven t heard from him. Hmm I won
I m not in near proximity, so he s forgotten all about me. He must
Out of sight, out of mind men. He s just into me when I m around.
He has met someone else.

I could go on, but you get the idea.

What do each of these (and numerous other scenarios I could come up with) have i
n common? They all reek of:
I must not be very important to him. I must care about him more than he cares a
bout me. My heart is invested in this relationship way more than his heart. An
d all of these thoughts could be preceded with What If and still read exactly the
same. All are in your mind, and nowhere else. Think about it: They exist Nowh
ere Else. Your mind is the only place they live, and you put them there.
After saying each of these things to yourself, how do you feel? Peaceful? Lovi
ng? Worried? Fearful?
Chances are, not peaceful. And not loving either. I mean, isn t peace why we tru
st to begin with?
inner peace
So .What Is?
What Is, is he said he would call and you haven t received a call from him. You h
ave no idea why. Period.
What if you choose to go about your daily activities with only that in mind, pra
cticing What Is? He hasn t called. And right now I don t know why. The end.
You go to work. You re focused on projects. You interact with others. You enjoy
dinner with a friend. You live your life. All the while, with the two bits of
What Is in mind, no added story to go along with the unknown.
Later, you hear from him. He tells you why he hasn t called (dropped his phone in
the toilet, ran out of battery, who knows), and at that point
this is the impor
tant part
you trust yourself enough to decide if his explanation is reasonable t
o you. You trust yourself enough to know if you d like to continue getting to kno
w him further or not. You trust yourself.
Yes. You Trust Yourself first.
So, what s simple about this? Well, making the switch from What If to What Is, ta
kes practice, but once you re aware of it, that s all it is: daily practice. And w

ouldn t you agree that NOT approaching life with fear and worry, but rather living
life in peace through trust, is worth the practice?
Become aware of What Is
Dedicate yourself (your mind!) to actively practicing What Is
Remember where trust begins: Trust Begins Inside of You
Are you eager to learn more? Much of what was covered in this post (plus more!)
is discussed on the podcast below, as I interview SWAT Team Leader and career p
olice officer, Bob Seklecki. If you haven t tuned in to Love, Trust & Pixie Dust,
the new radio show I m honored to host, check it out! Come learn how this simple
first step can be applied to your life today!
why don't people trustDo you know someone who could benefit from learning how to
trust? Don t be shy, please share. You never know, this might be just the thing
they ve been searching for!
In love and trust,
Leslie
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It s All Special
February 11, 2015 by Leslie Green 6 Comments
One week ago, almost to the minute, I was preparing to walk to the podium, tap t
he mic, and deliver a eulogy for my oldest brother.
While typing the words above, I felt my throat tighten and my eyes sting. I was
not expecting that.
Around an hour ago I posted the following on my Facebook page:
Are there days you just feel CRAZY-BLESSED? Like, more than in a good mood, I m tal
king about way deep down in your toenails blessed? Today is one of those days fo
r me. Just wanted to share.
After I clicked the post button, I realized how little I share about the raw, sorr
ow-filled moments of life. I mean, who wants to be the Bummer-Person? Not I.
And there s nothing wrong with that. I like to grieve alone. It s what feels right t
o me. I like the silence when I go within and feel the loss in the way I need to
feel it.
That said, I felt guilty earlier today. Someone had just heard the news and call
ed to check on me. After answering the phone with a little too much chipper in m
y voice, I heard the voice on the other end of the line: somber and barely a whi
sper. I immediately thought, Moron! Put some damn sadness in your voice! You ar
e supposed to sound sad!
So I did. I took my voice down a full octave and slowly told my friend of the ci
rcumstances around the end of my brother s life.
After I hung up the phone I returned to my home-office; it was time to get back
to work. I saw that today my husband s grandmother turned 101. And when I tell you
she is a remarkable lady, I m not even close to kidding. I called her last week j
ust to chat. She asked me to hold for just a second while she turned off the iro

n. She explained to me that she had been doing a little

Light ironing? Are you kidding me?
d.

I said.

light ironing.

What in the world are you ironing?

I aske

My clothes for tomorrow.

Where are you going? Somewhere special?
Leslie, honey. When you get to be my age, it s all special.
Wow. Yes. Why yes, it is.
Fast forward to just a moment ago as I wrote the Facebook post above. Sitting at
my desk, cuppa tea by my side, dog at my feet, older son upstairs sleeping/unde
r the weather, sun streaming in my office just-so, and feeling a deep, deep grat
itude for Life. How could I not share that? Feelings like that are indeed speci
al.
But friends, it is only by walking through my grief, by honoring the feelings of
sadness and loss that I am truly able to appreciate the feelings on the opposit
e end of the spectrum.
If you are feeling sad today, or maybe you even feel lost, stop for a moment and
sit with those feelings. Honor what you re feeling and know, believe, that its op
posite will come. And when it does, honor that as well! Don t rush to the next and
the next and the next. We all have this tendency to push that accelerator down
and GO when we re feeling on top of the world.
Give as much reverence to the on-top-of-the-world feeling. Honor it. Stop and br
eathe it in. Trust yourself enough to know you re strong enough to feel whatever f
eeling is upon you. Know that that is one of the ways we show ourselves love.
Remember the words of the 101 year-old ironing grandma: It s all special.
And I do mean ALL.
Love,
Leslie
If today s message spoke to you, won t you please share it on Facebook or forward to
a friend? You never know, it might be just the thing someone in your circle of
friends is meant to experience today. Thank you!
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Excited and Scared
January 18, 2015 by Leslie Green 4 Comments
Have you ever felt excited and scared at the same time? Is it even possible?
Of course it is!
And that is exactly where I sit today. And probably where I ll still be sitting to

morrow.
See, there are two big additions on the horizon:
1) there s the kick-off of a new workshop on how to LOVE & TRUST yourself (100% ex
cited, 0% scared)
and
2) the debut of a new radio show is fast approaching (Aye yai yai I m too scared to
even break down the percentages I don t want to frighten myself more!)
But here s the kicker: don t I have a belief system that says everything happens for
a reason? Everything happens for a purpose? To trust is to let go and believe a
ll works out for your higher good?
So why the fear?
Because trust isn t something we master in a day. Trust is a daily practice. And j
ust like you, I continue to practice it each and every day. Just like you, some
days are better than others. Some situations are better than others. My goal is
to become aware of the situations that trigger fear and discover what underlying
feelings are lurking in the pond below just below the surface that pond that is all
too easy to ignore and swim away from, claiming it s too murky to see below its r
ippled edge, so I ll just keep swimming until I reach the edge, hoist myself out o
f the water in one swift movement, and walk maybe run away hoping the more distance
I create the more the fear will vanish. Except it doesn t.
Why not just dive in? Why swim, walk, run at all?
Sometimes we are just not ready. Sometimes there are lessons to learn along the
way that we might miss if we never felt the fear, explored the feelings beneath
it, and worked through those feelings and experiences. Those lessons, feelings
, and experiences are exactly what allow us to grow.
So for today, I choose NOT to let go of my fear and NOT to hold on to it either.
I choose to feel the feelings underneath the fear, to become aware of what exp
eriences are presenting themselves to contribute to my growth, and I will even u
p my game one notch and actually try to be thankful for the fear.
At this time I d like to thank YOU. Just by reading my words, by allowing me to w
rite them in a place where you visit and take them in, you have allowed me to ac
knowledge and release some of my fear. It is no longer bottled up in my mind;
the more I allow it to release, the more it is set free. The more I AM SET FREE
. Thank you.
EXCITED and Scared
Just Love & Trust: Simple Tools for Trust in Action yes, I am 100% excited and
0% scared about the new, upcoming workshop! I ve worked really hard to offer a fu
ll-sensory experience for you (you ll see what I mean!). The number of participan
ts is limited to 20: a small-ish, manageable, and intimate number. Please clic
k on the link to read more about what you can expect. I hope to see you soon!
Excited and SCARED
Beginning February 4, 2015 please tune-in to listen to Love, Trust & Pixie Dust
on eWN Radio Network. I will be broadcasting every Wednesday at 11:00 AM CST.
No worries if you re not available at 11:00 AM Wednesdays, shortly after the show
airs it will be converted into a podcast, so you can always listen to the show a
t a time that s convenient for you.

excited and scared

Is there something you re excited and scared about? Begin with the first step: b
ecome aware of it. Now let s get it out of your mind, let s make it more real: ack
nowledge it by sharing with someone. Would you like the anonymity of sharing wi
th a stranger? Then share with me. You can email your fear and excitement to L
eslie@TrustLifeToday.com and I won t even make you do anything about it (not unles
s you want me to!). ;-) It s not uncommon that in simply sharing with another, t
he process of releasing and letting go is activated.
Start today. I did. And I already feel so much better. Again, thank you.
If today s message spoke to you, won t you please share it on Facebook or forward to
a friend? You never know, it might be just the thing someone in your circle of
friends is meant to experience today. Thank you!
Love,
Leslie
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Leslie I understand that for many, Trust does not come easy. It falls into the b
lack-hole called "Easier-Said-Than-Done." And here is why: Because as children,
most of us learned the exact opposite of how trust works.
Continu
e reading >>
Favorites
The Window Beyond, A Tale of Letting Go
An Offering For Your Beloved
Wanna Know How to Stop Worrying?
Why Don't People Trust?
Marilyn Monroe, Speak It, Sister!
Heart Action, Spirit No-Action
Selfish, Selfish, Selfish
7 Things to Lose If You Want to Win
Set Your Child Up for Success with this One Question
Archives
Categories
idn t always get trust, though. I believe that s why I suffered from insomnia for s
o many years. I wasn t able to stop my mind at night, spinning tall tales of What
If this, and What If that? What If I would ve said this, oh, then I bet he would v
e said that. (Sound familiar?)

My mind had fallen in love with What If scenarios, mainly because they fed it an
d allowed it to stay active, even when it wasn t to my benefit. What If scenarios
had become a habit. A habit that was extremely hard to break until I realized
that What Is is a much, much healthier place to live.
What Is banished What If. But it took (and still takes) practice.
Trust rippled in water
And here we find our First Step to Trusting:
Becoming Aware of What Is
Making the shift from What If to being aware of What Is is a total and complete
game changer. It s a means of setting yourself free.
Example:
(Disclaimer: It s a bit of a shallow example, but something most of us can relate
to, either now or from past experience.)
Okay, let s walk through this. Let s say there s someone you feel a connection with a
nd are attracted to. (Let s make him a him.) You believe he also feels the conne
ction and is attracted to you, too. You ve shared some special moments, some spec
ial conversations. He s away on business now, and says he ll call. Time passes and
no call.
Which will you choose to believe?
Option #1:
der.
Option #2:
be one of those
Option #3:

He s swamped with work. That s why I haven t heard from him. Hmm I won
I m not in near proximity, so he s forgotten all about me. He must
Out of sight, out of mind men. He s just into me when I m around.
He has met someone else.

I could go on, but you get the idea.

What do each of these (and numerous other scenarios I could come up with) have i
n common? They all reek of:
I must not be very important to him. I must care about him more than he cares a
bout me. My heart is invested in this relationship way more than his heart. An
d all of these thoughts could be preceded with What If and still read exactly the
same. All are in your mind, and nowhere else. Think about it: They exist Nowh
ere Else. Your mind is the only place they live, and you put them there.
After saying each of these things to yourself, how do you feel? Peaceful? Lovi
ng? Worried? Fearful?
Chances are, not peaceful. And not loving either. I mean, isn t peace why we tru
st to begin with?
inner peace
So .What Is?
What Is, is he said he would call and you haven t received a call from him. You h
ave no idea why. Period.
What if you choose to go about your daily activities with only that in mind, pra
cticing What Is? He hasn t called. And right now I don t know why. The end.

You go to work. You re focused on projects. You interact with others. You enjoy
dinner with a friend. You live your life. All the while, with the two bits of
What Is in mind, no added story to go along with the unknown.
Later, you hear from him. He tells you why he hasn t called (dropped his phone in
the toilet, ran out of battery, who knows), and at that point
this is the impor
tant part
you trust yourself enough to decide if his explanation is reasonable t
o you. You trust yourself enough to know if you d like to continue getting to kno
w him further or not. You trust yourself.
Yes. You Trust Yourself first.
So, what s simple about this? Well, making the switch from What If to What Is, ta
kes practice, but once you re aware of it, that s all it is: daily practice. And w
ouldn t you agree that NOT approaching life with fear and worry, but rather living
life in peace through trust, is worth the practice?
Become aware of What Is
Dedicate yourself (your mind!) to actively practicing What Is
Remember where trust begins: Trust Begins Inside of You
Are you eager to learn more? Much of what was covered in this post (plus more!)
is discussed on the podcast below, as I interview SWAT Team Leader and career p
olice officer, Bob Seklecki. If you haven t tuned in to Love, Trust & Pixie Dust,
the new radio show I m honored to host, check it out! Come learn how this simple
first step can be applied to your life today!
why don't people trustDo you know someone who could benefit from learning how to
trust? Don t be shy, please share. You never know, this might be just the thing
they ve been searching for!
In love and trust,
Leslie
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It s All Special
February 11, 2015 by Leslie Green 6 Comments
One week ago, almost to the minute, I was preparing to walk to the podium, tap t
he mic, and deliver a eulogy for my oldest brother.
While typing the words above, I felt my throat tighten and my eyes sting. I was
not expecting that.
Around an hour ago I posted the following on my Facebook page:
Are there days you just feel CRAZY-BLESSED? Like, more than in a good mood, I m tal
king about way deep down in your toenails blessed? Today is one of those days fo
r me. Just wanted to share.
After I clicked the post button, I realized how little I share about the raw, sorr
ow-filled moments of life. I mean, who wants to be the Bummer-Person? Not I.
And there s nothing wrong with that. I like to grieve alone. It s what feels right t
o me. I like the silence when I go within and feel the loss in the way I need to
feel it.

That said, I felt guilty earlier today. Someone had just heard the news and call
ed to check on me. After answering the phone with a little too much chipper in m
y voice, I heard the voice on the other end of the line: somber and barely a whi
sper. I immediately thought, Moron! Put some damn sadness in your voice! You ar
e supposed to sound sad!
So I did. I took my voice down a full octave and slowly told my friend of the ci
rcumstances around the end of my brother s life.
After I hung up the phone I returned to my home-office; it was time to get back
to work. I saw that today my husband s grandmother turned 101. And when I tell you
she is a remarkable lady, I m not even close to kidding. I called her last week j
ust to chat. She asked me to hold for just a second while she turned off the iro
n. She explained to me that she had been doing a little light ironing.
Light ironing? Are you kidding me?
d.

I said.

What in the world are you ironing?

I aske

My clothes for tomorrow.

Where are you going? Somewhere special?
Leslie, honey. When you get to be my age, it s all special.
Wow. Yes. Why yes, it is.
Fast forward to just a moment ago as I wrote the Facebook post above. Sitting at
my desk, cuppa tea by my side, dog at my feet, older son upstairs sleeping/unde
r the weather, sun streaming in my office just-so, and feeling a deep, deep grat
itude for Life. How could I not share that? Feelings like that are indeed speci
al.
But friends, it is only by walking through my grief, by honoring the feelings of
sadness and loss that I am truly able to appreciate the feelings on the opposit
e end of the spectrum.
If you are feeling sad today, or maybe you even feel lost, stop for a moment and
sit with those feelings. Honor what you re feeling and know, believe, that its op
posite will come. And when it does, honor that as well! Don t rush to the next and
the next and the next. We all have this tendency to push that accelerator down
and GO when we re feeling on top of the world.
Give as much reverence to the on-top-of-the-world feeling. Honor it. Stop and br
eathe it in. Trust yourself enough to know you re strong enough to feel whatever f
eeling is upon you. Know that that is one of the ways we show ourselves love.
Remember the words of the 101 year-old ironing grandma: It s all special.
And I do mean ALL.
Love,
Leslie
If today s message spoke to you, won t you please share it on Facebook or forward to
a friend? You never know, it might be just the thing someone in your circle of
friends is meant to experience today. Thank you!
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January 18, 2015 by Leslie Green 4 Comments
Have you ever felt excited and scared at the same time? Is it even possible?
Of course it is!
And that is exactly where I sit today. And probably where I ll still be sitting to
morrow.
See, there are two big additions on the horizon:
1) there s the kick-off of a new workshop on how to LOVE & TRUST yourself (100% ex
cited, 0% scared)
and
2) the debut of a new radio show is fast approaching (Aye yai yai I m too scared to
even break down the percentages I don t want to frighten myself more!)
But here s the kicker: don t I have a belief system that says everything happens for
a reason? Everything happens for a purpose? To trust is to let go and believe a
ll works out for your higher good?
So why the fear?
Because trust isn t something we master in a day. Trust is a daily practice. And j
ust like you, I continue to practice it each and every day. Just like you, some
days are better than others. Some situations are better than others. My goal is
to become aware of the situations that trigger fear and discover what underlying
feelings are lurking in the pond below just below the surface that pond that is all
too easy to ignore and swim away from, claiming it s too murky to see below its r
ippled edge, so I ll just keep swimming until I reach the edge, hoist myself out o
f the water in one swift movement, and walk maybe run away hoping the more distance
I create the more the fear will vanish. Except it doesn t.
Why not just dive in? Why swim, walk, run at all?
Sometimes we are just not ready. Sometimes there are lessons to learn along the
way that we might miss if we never felt the fear, explored the feelings beneath
it, and worked through those feelings and experiences. Those lessons, feelings
, and experiences are exactly what allow us to grow.
So for today, I choose NOT to let go of my fear and NOT to hold on to it either.
I choose to feel the feelings underneath the fear, to become aware of what exp
eriences are presenting themselves to contribute to my growth, and I will even u
p my game one notch and actually try to be thankful for the fear.
At this time I d like to thank YOU. Just by reading my words, by allowing me to w
rite them in a place where you visit and take them in, you have allowed me to ac
knowledge and release some of my fear. It is no longer bottled up in my mind;
the more I allow it to release, the more it is set free. The more I AM SET FREE
. Thank you.
EXCITED and Scared

Just Love & Trust: Simple Tools for Trust in Action

yes, I am 100% excited and
0% scared about the new, upcoming workshop! I ve worked really hard to offer a fu
ll-sensory experience for you (you ll see what I mean!). The number of participan
ts is limited to 20: a small-ish, manageable, and intimate number. Please clic
k on the link to read more about what you can expect. I hope to see you soon!
Excited and SCARED
Beginning February 4, 2015 please tune-in to listen to Love, Trust & Pixie Dust
on eWN Radio Network. I will be broadcasting every Wednesday at 11:00 AM CST.
No worries if you re not available at 11:00 AM Wednesdays, shortly after the show
airs it will be converted into a podcast, so you can always listen to the show a
t a time that s convenient for you.
excited and scared
Is there something you re excited and scared about? Begin with the first step: b
ecome aware of it. Now let s get it out of your mind, let s make it more real: ack
nowledge it by sharing with someone. Would you like the anonymity of sharing wi
th a stranger? Then share with me. You can email your fear and excitement to L
eslie@TrustLifeToday.com and I won t even make you do anything about it (not unles
s you want me to!). ;-) It s not uncommon that in simply sharing with another, t
he process of releasing and letting go is activated.
Start today. I did. And I already feel so much better. Again, thank you.
If today s message spoke to you, won t you please share it on Facebook or forward to
a friend? You never know, it might be just the thing someone in your circle of
friends is meant to experience today. Thank you!
Love,
Leslie
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idn t always get trust, though. I believe that s why I suffered from insomnia for s
o many years. I wasn t able to stop my mind at night, spinning tall tales of What
If this, and What If that? What If I would ve said this, oh, then I bet he would v
e said that. (Sound familiar?)
My mind had fallen in love with What If scenarios, mainly because they fed it an
d allowed it to stay active, even when it wasn t to my benefit. What If scenarios
had become a habit. A habit that was extremely hard to break until I realized
that What Is is a much, much healthier place to live.
What Is banished What If. But it took (and still takes) practice.
Trust rippled in water
And here we find our First Step to Trusting:
Becoming Aware of What Is
Making the shift from What If to being aware of What Is is a total and complete
game changer. It s a means of setting yourself free.
Example:
(Disclaimer: It s a bit of a shallow example, but something most of us can relate
to, either now or from past experience.)
Okay, let s walk through this. Let s say there s someone you feel a connection with a
nd are attracted to. (Let s make him a him.) You believe he also feels the conne
ction and is attracted to you, too. You ve shared some special moments, some spec
ial conversations. He s away on business now, and says he ll call. Time passes and
no call.
Which will you choose to believe?
Option #1:
der.
Option #2:
be one of those
Option #3:

He s swamped with work. That s why I haven t heard from him. Hmm I won
I m not in near proximity, so he s forgotten all about me. He must
Out of sight, out of mind men. He s just into me when I m around.
He has met someone else.

I could go on, but you get the idea.

What do each of these (and numerous other scenarios I could come up with) have i
n common? They all reek of:
I must not be very important to him. I must care about him more than he cares a
bout me. My heart is invested in this relationship way more than his heart. An
d all of these thoughts could be preceded with What If and still read exactly the
same. All are in your mind, and nowhere else. Think about it: They exist Nowh
ere Else. Your mind is the only place they live, and you put them there.
After saying each of these things to yourself, how do you feel? Peaceful? Lovi

ng? Worried? Fearful?

Chances are, not peaceful. And not loving either. I mean, isn t peace why we tru
st to begin with?
inner peace
So .What Is?
What Is, is he said he would call and you haven t received a call from him. You h
ave no idea why. Period.
What if you choose to go about your daily activities with only that in mind, pra
cticing What Is? He hasn t called. And right now I don t know why. The end.
You go to work. You re focused on projects. You interact with others. You enjoy
dinner with a friend. You live your life. All the while, with the two bits of
What Is in mind, no added story to go along with the unknown.
Later, you hear from him. He tells you why he hasn t called (dropped his phone in
the toilet, ran out of battery, who knows), and at that point
this is the impor
tant part
you trust yourself enough to decide if his explanation is reasonable t
o you. You trust yourself enough to know if you d like to continue getting to kno
w him further or not. You trust yourself.
Yes. You Trust Yourself first.
So, what s simple about this? Well, making the switch from What If to What Is, ta
kes practice, but once you re aware of it, that s all it is: daily practice. And w
ouldn t you agree that NOT approaching life with fear and worry, but rather living
life in peace through trust, is worth the practice?
Become aware of What Is
Dedicate yourself (your mind!) to actively practicing What Is
Remember where trust begins: Trust Begins Inside of You
Are you eager to learn more? Much of what was covered in this post (plus more!)
is discussed on the podcast below, as I interview SWAT Team Leader and career p
olice officer, Bob Seklecki. If you haven t tuned in to Love, Trust & Pixie Dust,
the new radio show I m honored to host, check it out! Come learn how this simple
first step can be applied to your life today!
why don't people trustDo you know someone who could benefit from learning how to
trust? Don t be shy, please share. You never know, this might be just the thing
they ve been searching for!
In love and trust,
Leslie
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It s All Special
February 11, 2015 by Leslie Green 6 Comments
One week ago, almost to the minute, I was preparing to walk to the podium, tap t
he mic, and deliver a eulogy for my oldest brother.

While typing the words above, I felt my throat tighten and my eyes sting. I was
not expecting that.
Around an hour ago I posted the following on my Facebook page:
Are there days you just feel CRAZY-BLESSED? Like, more than in a good mood, I m tal
king about way deep down in your toenails blessed? Today is one of those days fo
r me. Just wanted to share.
After I clicked the post button, I realized how little I share about the raw, sorr
ow-filled moments of life. I mean, who wants to be the Bummer-Person? Not I.
And there s nothing wrong with that. I like to grieve alone. It s what feels right t
o me. I like the silence when I go within and feel the loss in the way I need to
feel it.
That said, I felt guilty earlier today. Someone had just heard the news and call
ed to check on me. After answering the phone with a little too much chipper in m
y voice, I heard the voice on the other end of the line: somber and barely a whi
sper. I immediately thought, Moron! Put some damn sadness in your voice! You ar
e supposed to sound sad!
So I did. I took my voice down a full octave and slowly told my friend of the ci
rcumstances around the end of my brother s life.
After I hung up the phone I returned to my home-office; it was time to get back
to work. I saw that today my husband s grandmother turned 101. And when I tell you
she is a remarkable lady, I m not even close to kidding. I called her last week j
ust to chat. She asked me to hold for just a second while she turned off the iro
n. She explained to me that she had been doing a little light ironing.
Light ironing? Are you kidding me?
d.

I said.

What in the world are you ironing?

My clothes for tomorrow.

Where are you going? Somewhere special?
Leslie, honey. When you get to be my age, it s all special.
Wow. Yes. Why yes, it is.
Fast forward to just a moment ago as I wrote the Facebook post above. Sitting at
my desk, cuppa tea by my side, dog at my feet, older son upstairs sleeping/unde
r the weather, sun streaming in my office just-so, and feeling a deep, deep grat
itude for Life. How could I not share that? Feelings like that are indeed speci
al.
But friends, it is only by walking through my grief, by honoring the feelings of
sadness and loss that I am truly able to appreciate the feelings on the opposit
e end of the spectrum.
If you are feeling sad today, or maybe you even feel lost, stop for a moment and
sit with those feelings. Honor what you re feeling and know, believe, that its op
posite will come. And when it does, honor that as well! Don t rush to the next and
the next and the next. We all have this tendency to push that accelerator down
and GO when we re feeling on top of the world.
Give as much reverence to the on-top-of-the-world feeling. Honor it. Stop and br
eathe it in. Trust yourself enough to know you re strong enough to feel whatever f
eeling is upon you. Know that that is one of the ways we show ourselves love.

I aske

Remember the words of the 101 year-old ironing grandma: It s all special.
And I do mean ALL.
Love,
Leslie
If today s message spoke to you, won t you please share it on Facebook or forward to
a friend? You never know, it might be just the thing someone in your circle of
friends is meant to experience today. Thank you!
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Excited and Scared
January 18, 2015 by Leslie Green 4 Comments
Have you ever felt excited and scared at the same time? Is it even possible?
Of course it is!
And that is exactly where I sit today. And probably where I ll still be sitting to
morrow.
See, there are two big additions on the horizon:
1) there s the kick-off of a new workshop on how to LOVE & TRUST yourself (100% ex
cited, 0% scared)
and
2) the debut of a new radio show is fast approaching (Aye yai yai I m too scared to
even break down the percentages I don t want to frighten myself more!)
But here s the kicker: don t I have a belief system that says everything happens for
a reason? Everything happens for a purpose? To trust is to let go and believe a
ll works out for your higher good?
So why the fear?
Because trust isn t something we master in a day. Trust is a daily practice. And j
ust like you, I continue to practice it each and every day. Just like you, some
days are better than others. Some situations are better than others. My goal is
to become aware of the situations that trigger fear and discover what underlying
feelings are lurking in the pond below just below the surface that pond that is all
too easy to ignore and swim away from, claiming it s too murky to see below its r
ippled edge, so I ll just keep swimming until I reach the edge, hoist myself out o
f the water in one swift movement, and walk maybe run away hoping the more distance
I create the more the fear will vanish. Except it doesn t.
Why not just dive in? Why swim, walk, run at all?
Sometimes we are just not ready. Sometimes there are lessons to learn along the
way that we might miss if we never felt the fear, explored the feelings beneath

it, and worked through those feelings and experiences. Those lessons, feelings
, and experiences are exactly what allow us to grow.
So for today, I choose NOT to let go of my fear and NOT to hold on to it either.
I choose to feel the feelings underneath the fear, to become aware of what exp
eriences are presenting themselves to contribute to my growth, and I will even u
p my game one notch and actually try to be thankful for the fear.
At this time I d like to thank YOU. Just by reading my words, by allowing me to w
rite them in a place where you visit and take them in, you have allowed me to ac
knowledge and release some of my fear. It is no longer bottled up in my mind;
the more I allow it to release, the more it is set free. The more I AM SET FREE
. Thank you.
EXCITED and Scared
Just Love & Trust: Simple Tools for Trust in Action yes, I am 100% excited and
0% scared about the new, upcoming workshop! I ve worked really hard to offer a fu
ll-sensory experience for you (you ll see what I mean!). The number of participan
ts is limited to 20: a small-ish, manageable, and intimate number. Please clic
k on the link to read more about what you can expect. I hope to see you soon!
Excited and SCARED
Beginning February 4, 2015 please tune-in to listen to Love, Trust & Pixie Dust
on eWN Radio Network. I will be broadcasting every Wednesday at 11:00 AM CST.
No worries if you re not available at 11:00 AM Wednesdays, shortly after the show
airs it will be converted into a podcast, so you can always listen to the show a
t a time that s convenient for you.
excited and scared
Is there something you re excited and scared about? Begin with the first step: b
ecome aware of it. Now let s get it out of your mind, let s make it more real: ack
nowledge it by sharing with someone. Would you like the anonymity of sharing wi
th a stranger? Then share with me. You can email your fear and excitement to L
eslie@TrustLifeToday.com and I won t even make you do anything about it (not unles
s you want me to!). ;-) It s not uncommon that in simply sharing with another, t
he process of releasing and letting go is activated.
Start today. I did. And I already feel so much better. Again, thank you.
If today s message spoke to you, won t you please share it on Facebook or forward to
a friend? You never know, it might be just the thing someone in your circle of
friends is meant to experience today. Thank you!
Love,
Leslie
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lack-hole called "Easier-Said-Than-Done." And here is why: Because as children,
most of us learned the exact opposite of how trust works.
Continu
e reading >>
Favorites
The Window Beyond, A Tale of Letting Go
An Offering For Your Beloved
Wanna Know How to Stop Worrying?
Why Don't People Trust?
Marilyn Monroe, Speak It, Sister!
Heart Action, Spirit No-Action
Selfish, Selfish, Selfish
7 Things to Lose If You Want to Win
Set Your Child Up for Success with this One Question
Archives
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idn t always get trust, though. I believe that s why I suffered from insomnia for s
o many years. I wasn t able to stop my mind at night, spinning tall tales of What
If this, and What If that? What If I would ve said this, oh, then I bet he would v
e said that. (Sound familiar?)
My mind had fallen in love with What If scenarios, mainly because they fed it an
d allowed it to stay active, even when it wasn t to my benefit. What If scenarios
had become a habit. A habit that was extremely hard to break until I realized
that What Is is a much, much healthier place to live.
What Is banished What If. But it took (and still takes) practice.
Trust rippled in water
And here we find our First Step to Trusting:
Becoming Aware of What Is
Making the shift from What If to being aware of What Is is a total and complete
game changer. It s a means of setting yourself free.
Example:
(Disclaimer: It s a bit of a shallow example, but something most of us can relate
to, either now or from past experience.)
Okay, let s walk through this. Let s say there s someone you feel a connection with a
nd are attracted to. (Let s make him a him.) You believe he also feels the conne
ction and is attracted to you, too. You ve shared some special moments, some spec
ial conversations. He s away on business now, and says he ll call. Time passes and
no call.
Which will you choose to believe?
Option #1: He s swamped with work. That s why I haven t heard from him. Hmm I won
der.
Option #2: I m not in near proximity, so he s forgotten all about me. He must
be one of those Out of sight, out of mind men. He s just into me when I m around.

Option #3: He has met someone else.

I could go on, but you get the idea.
What do each of these (and numerous other scenarios I could come up with) have i
n common? They all reek of:
I must not be very important to him. I must care about him more than he cares a
bout me. My heart is invested in this relationship way more than his heart. An
d all of these thoughts could be preceded with What If and still read exactly the
same. All are in your mind, and nowhere else. Think about it: They exist Nowh
ere Else. Your mind is the only place they live, and you put them there.
After saying each of these things to yourself, how do you feel? Peaceful? Lovi
ng? Worried? Fearful?
Chances are, not peaceful. And not loving either. I mean, isn t peace why we tru
st to begin with?
inner peace
So .What Is?
What Is, is he said he would call and you haven t received a call from him. You h
ave no idea why. Period.
What if you choose to go about your daily activities with only that in mind, pra
cticing What Is? He hasn t called. And right now I don t know why. The end.
You go to work. You re focused on projects. You interact with others. You enjoy
dinner with a friend. You live your life. All the while, with the two bits of
What Is in mind, no added story to go along with the unknown.
Later, you hear from him. He tells you why he hasn t called (dropped his phone in
the toilet, ran out of battery, who knows), and at that point
this is the impor
tant part
you trust yourself enough to decide if his explanation is reasonable t
o you. You trust yourself enough to know if you d like to continue getting to kno
w him further or not. You trust yourself.
Yes. You Trust Yourself first.
So, what s simple about this? Well, making the switch from What If to What Is, ta
kes practice, but once you re aware of it, that s all it is: daily practice. And w
ouldn t you agree that NOT approaching life with fear and worry, but rather living
life in peace through trust, is worth the practice?
Become aware of What Is
Dedicate yourself (your mind!) to actively practicing What Is
Remember where trust begins: Trust Begins Inside of You
Are you eager to learn more? Much of what was covered in this post (plus more!)
is discussed on the podcast below, as I interview SWAT Team Leader and career p
olice officer, Bob Seklecki. If you haven t tuned in to Love, Trust & Pixie Dust,
the new radio show I m honored to host, check it out! Come learn how this simple
first step can be applied to your life today!
why don't people trustDo you know someone who could benefit from learning how to
trust? Don t be shy, please share. You never know, this might be just the thing
they ve been searching for!
In love and trust,

Leslie
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It s All Special
February 11, 2015 by Leslie Green 6 Comments
One week ago, almost to the minute, I was preparing to walk to the podium, tap t
he mic, and deliver a eulogy for my oldest brother.
While typing the words above, I felt my throat tighten and my eyes sting. I was
not expecting that.
Around an hour ago I posted the following on my Facebook page:
Are there days you just feel CRAZY-BLESSED? Like, more than in a good mood, I m tal
king about way deep down in your toenails blessed? Today is one of those days fo
r me. Just wanted to share.
After I clicked the post button, I realized how little I share about the raw, sorr
ow-filled moments of life. I mean, who wants to be the Bummer-Person? Not I.
And there s nothing wrong with that. I like to grieve alone. It s what feels right t
o me. I like the silence when I go within and feel the loss in the way I need to
feel it.
That said, I felt guilty earlier today. Someone had just heard the news and call
ed to check on me. After answering the phone with a little too much chipper in m
y voice, I heard the voice on the other end of the line: somber and barely a whi
sper. I immediately thought, Moron! Put some damn sadness in your voice! You ar
e supposed to sound sad!
So I did. I took my voice down a full octave and slowly told my friend of the ci
rcumstances around the end of my brother s life.
After I hung up the phone I returned to my home-office; it was time to get back
to work. I saw that today my husband s grandmother turned 101. And when I tell you
she is a remarkable lady, I m not even close to kidding. I called her last week j
ust to chat. She asked me to hold for just a second while she turned off the iro
n. She explained to me that she had been doing a little light ironing.
Light ironing? Are you kidding me?
d.

I said.

What in the world are you ironing?

My clothes for tomorrow.

Where are you going? Somewhere special?
Leslie, honey. When you get to be my age, it s all special.
Wow. Yes. Why yes, it is.
Fast forward to just a moment ago as I wrote the Facebook post above. Sitting at
my desk, cuppa tea by my side, dog at my feet, older son upstairs sleeping/unde
r the weather, sun streaming in my office just-so, and feeling a deep, deep grat
itude for Life. How could I not share that? Feelings like that are indeed speci
al.

I aske

But friends, it is only by walking through my grief, by honoring the feelings of

sadness and loss that I am truly able to appreciate the feelings on the opposit
e end of the spectrum.
If you are feeling sad today, or maybe you even feel lost, stop for a moment and
sit with those feelings. Honor what you re feeling and know, believe, that its op
posite will come. And when it does, honor that as well! Don t rush to the next and
the next and the next. We all have this tendency to push that accelerator down
and GO when we re feeling on top of the world.
Give as much reverence to the on-top-of-the-world feeling. Honor it. Stop and br
eathe it in. Trust yourself enough to know you re strong enough to feel whatever f
eeling is upon you. Know that that is one of the ways we show ourselves love.
Remember the words of the 101 year-old ironing grandma: It s all special.
And I do mean ALL.
Love,
Leslie
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Excited and Scared
January 18, 2015 by Leslie Green 4 Comments
Have you ever felt excited and scared at the same time? Is it even possible?
Of course it is!
And that is exactly where I sit today. And probably where I ll still be sitting to
morrow.
See, there are two big additions on the horizon:
1) there s the kick-off of a new workshop on how to LOVE & TRUST yourself (100% ex
cited, 0% scared)
and
2) the debut of a new radio show is fast approaching (Aye yai yai I m too scared to
even break down the percentages I don t want to frighten myself more!)
But here s the kicker: don t I have a belief system that says everything happens for
a reason? Everything happens for a purpose? To trust is to let go and believe a
ll works out for your higher good?
So why the fear?

Because trust isn t something we master in a day. Trust is a daily practice. And j
ust like you, I continue to practice it each and every day. Just like you, some
days are better than others. Some situations are better than others. My goal is
to become aware of the situations that trigger fear and discover what underlying
feelings are lurking in the pond below just below the surface that pond that is all
too easy to ignore and swim away from, claiming it s too murky to see below its r
ippled edge, so I ll just keep swimming until I reach the edge, hoist myself out o
f the water in one swift movement, and walk maybe run away hoping the more distance
I create the more the fear will vanish. Except it doesn t.
Why not just dive in? Why swim, walk, run at all?
Sometimes we are just not ready. Sometimes there are lessons to learn along the
way that we might miss if we never felt the fear, explored the feelings beneath
it, and worked through those feelings and experiences. Those lessons, feelings
, and experiences are exactly what allow us to grow.
So for today, I choose NOT to let go of my fear and NOT to hold on to it either.
I choose to feel the feelings underneath the fear, to become aware of what exp
eriences are presenting themselves to contribute to my growth, and I will even u
p my game one notch and actually try to be thankful for the fear.
At this time I d like to thank YOU. Just by reading my words, by allowing me to w
rite them in a place where you visit and take them in, you have allowed me to ac
knowledge and release some of my fear. It is no longer bottled up in my mind;
the more I allow it to release, the more it is set free. The more I AM SET FREE
. Thank you.
EXCITED and Scared
Just Love & Trust: Simple Tools for Trust in Action yes, I am 100% excited and
0% scared about the new, upcoming workshop! I ve worked really hard to offer a fu
ll-sensory experience for you (you ll see what I mean!). The number of participan
ts is limited to 20: a small-ish, manageable, and intimate number. Please clic
k on the link to read more about what you can expect. I hope to see you soon!
Excited and SCARED
Beginning February 4, 2015 please tune-in to listen to Love, Trust & Pixie Dust
on eWN Radio Network. I will be broadcasting every Wednesday at 11:00 AM CST.
No worries if you re not available at 11:00 AM Wednesdays, shortly after the show
airs it will be converted into a podcast, so you can always listen to the show a
t a time that s convenient for you.
excited and scared
Is there something you re excited and scared about? Begin with the first step: b
ecome aware of it. Now let s get it out of your mind, let s make it more real: ack
nowledge it by sharing with someone. Would you like the anonymity of sharing wi
th a stranger? Then share with me. You can email your fear and excitement to L
eslie@TrustLifeToday.com and I won t even make you do anything about it (not unles
s you want me to!). ;-) It s not uncommon that in simply sharing with another, t
he process of releasing and letting go is activated.
Start today. I did. And I already feel so much better. Again, thank you.
If today s message spoke to you, won t you please share it on Facebook or forward to
a friend? You never know, it might be just the thing someone in your circle of
friends is meant to experience today. Thank you!
Love,
Leslie

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