TRUST
"Trust is what keeps you moving—far stronger than hope. Hope waits and wonders; trust knows and surrenders. It’s not about wishing, it’s about embodying your truth and allowing life to unfold its own way." Marine Sélénée
One of my closest friends — we’ve known each other for over 20 years — is what I call my Wisdom Tree. She’s from Senegal, and maybe that’s part of why she carries this deep, unshakable faith in life. No matter what she’s going through, even when things don’t turn out the way she hoped or planned, she always tells me: “God knows, and everything is going to be okay.”
Whenever I’m filled with doubt, frustrated by delays or things not going my way, I connect to her energy. That grounded, unwavering trust she carries is so powerful. It reminds me of something deeper — a truth that can’t be shaken by external circumstances.
Trust, for me, has become essential. It’s much more powerful than hope.
Hope often comes from a place of longing or lack — it waits, it wishes, and sometimes it assumes we’re not fully in charge. But trust? Trust is something else. Trust is when you know, even without proof. You embody your truth, take action, and open yourself to the unfolding of life — not always how you imagined it, but often in ways that are even better.
And no, trust doesn’t mean sitting around doing nothing, waiting for a miracle. Quite the opposite. You still show up, ask, take steps — but you do it with a calm inner knowing that everything is working for you, even when it doesn’t feel like it.
I can’t count how many times I got upset over not getting something (or someone), thinking it was meant for me… only to later realize it wasn’t. In the moment, I saw lack. In hindsight, I saw protection.
It’s all about perspective — glass half full or half empty. Why assume the world, or our family, friends, lovers are against us? What if they’re just playing the roles we need in our soul’s evolution?
What if life is just a physical experience — a school for the soul — and when it’s done, we return home to the invisible? What if everything here is designed to help us feel, grow, release, experience, and ultimately expand?
That even includes family — and I know how hard that truth can be, especially for those who come from trauma or abuse. It took me time to accept my father as he was, to stop resisting who he is and what role he played in my life. But that acceptance brought peace — peace with myself and the masculine. Maybe he was my first teacher. And the moment I accepted that and focused on what he did give me, I finally found my place and could move forward.
Trust is what moves us.
It’s rooted in truth, not fear. It’s active, not passive. It holds space for life to unfold in its own perfect timing.
This is what I share with my clients. I help them cultivate trust in their healing journey. Not the rushed, “I want to feel better in an hour” kind — but the real kind. Healing is not a destination. It’s how you show up every day. It’s how you respond to relationships, challenges, life. Healing shows when you no longer react from your wounded inner child — but from your integrated adult self.
The inner child is the one waiting to be healed.
The adult is the version of you who is doing the healing.
And let’s be honest — for the past 6 years or more, it’s felt like every year promises to be “the one.” The one that will finally feel easier. But maybe we’re just adapting to a new energetic reality — faster, more intense, with time flying. Months feel like minutes. That’s why grounding is essential. Reconnecting to nature, slowing down, returning to what truly matters.
Without that, it’s easy to spiral — to make reactive decisions, abandon what we’ve built, act out of fear. We wanted rapid progress without deep roots, and now we’re facing the consequences.
It’s the same with healing: if you don’t get to the root, the wound will keep resurfacing — in different people, in different situations, again and again.
So do the work. Invest in yourself.
And if you're ready to begin — or continue — your healing journey, I’m here. Whether it’s to move beyond medication, heal from a heavy past, or simply rediscover who you truly are, I offer guidance and support to help you find those answers.
You don’t need to rush. You just need to trust.
With love,
Marine Sélénée