By Martha Beck — 2009
It's not that I'm blind to life's fragility or the dangers around me. It's just that I possess a gift offered by many mistake-filled years: At my age, I have a pretty good idea what and whom to trust.
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Trust is an essential component of a strong relationship, but it doesn’t happen quickly. And once it’s broken, it’s hard to rebuild.
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Trust: You cannot have a healthy relationship without it. And yet, virtually all of us can bring to mind a scenario where our trust has been broken.
Trust is an emotional brain state, not just an expectation of behavior.
“To earn trust, money and power aren’t enough; you have to show some concern for others. You can’t buy trust in the supermarket." – His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Still clinging to the fears and fury of childhood? You can unarrest your development once and for all.
The nation's top marriage expert explains why trust is essential to couples and communities--and how we can build it.
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