Thought for the Week

Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT

November 14, 2016

“To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.” –George MacDonald

Everyone is loved.  Parents love their children.  Wives love their husbands.  Even friends love each other.  This does not, however, mean everyone is trusted.  I may choose to love someone from a distance because it is not safe to have them as an integral part of my life.  I value the relationship but I will not let them truly know me or be truly close to me.  Some people say it is hard to love.  I disagree.  Loving is easy.  It is hard to trust and if you have earned someone’s trust, that says more about you than being loved.

When have I been loved but not trusted?  What have I done to earn the trust of others?  What gifts await me as I learn to be not only lovable but trustworthy?