My biggest challenge is trust, and really believing that trust

Hear the voice of Katherine Moennig, who spoke with candor and humility: “My biggest challenge is trust, and really believing that trust, in letting things just happen personally and professionally and trust with myself. But I’m getting better at it.” These words, though simple, are heavy with the eternal struggle of the human soul—the difficulty of surrender, the hesitation of faith, the long apprenticeship of learning to believe both in life and in oneself. For to trust is not an easy act; it is the relinquishing of control, the daring to walk into the unknown, and the faith that the path will still hold.

What is trust? It is the invisible bridge that carries us across the abyss of uncertainty. It is the power to let go of grasping, to release the endless burden of trying to dictate every outcome. Yet for many, as Moennig confesses, this is the greatest of challenges. To trust others risks betrayal. To trust circumstances risks disappointment. To trust oneself risks the fear of failure. And yet without trust, life becomes a prison of hesitation, a cage of fear where nothing is allowed to unfold.

The ancients too knew this trial. Consider the story of Moses leading his people through the wilderness. They stood at the edge of the Red Sea, with Pharaoh’s army pressing close behind. Reason said they were trapped, but faith said otherwise. Moses lifted his staff, and the waters parted. The people crossed not by their own control, but by trust in something greater than themselves. It was this trust—not their strength—that delivered them from despair. So too Moennig speaks of learning to let things “just happen,” a surrender that does not mean weakness, but the courage to walk forward without knowing all.

History offers another mirror in the life of Amelia Earhart. When she flew across the Atlantic, she did not have absolute certainty, nor could she predict every gust of wind or mechanical strain. She had only her training, her preparation, and the willingness to trust her instincts and her courage. By releasing fear, by believing both in her craft and in herself, she carved her name into the skies of history. She too once faced the challenge Moennig names: the leap of faith into uncertainty, the act of trust that transforms hesitation into triumph.

Moennig’s words also reveal the inward battle—the difficulty of learning to trust with myself. This is perhaps the hardest trust of all. For often we are our own harshest judges, doubting our choices, second-guessing our instincts, chaining ourselves with guilt or fear. Yet wisdom teaches that to live fully, one must learn to believe in the self—not in arrogance, but in quiet confidence. For the soul that never trusts itself will never move, and the one who doubts endlessly will never grow.

O seekers, take this lesson into your own hearts. You will never control all things; you are not meant to. You will never prevent every disappointment, nor avoid every fall. But if you learn to trust—in life’s unfolding, in the goodness of others, in the strength within yourself—you will live with freedom, not fear. You will discover that trust does not guarantee ease, but it opens the door to possibility, to love, to greatness. Without trust, all is clenched; with trust, all may blossom.

Practical is this wisdom: each day, practice trust in small things. Release the need to plan every moment. Let a conversation flow without guarding every word. Trust someone with a task you might otherwise hoard. Trust yourself enough to make a choice without fear of imperfection. Over time, these small acts become great ones, teaching your soul to walk more lightly, to breathe more deeply, to live more freely.

Thus, Katherine Moennig’s words stand as testimony: trust is the greatest challenge, but also the greatest gift. To learn it is to walk from fear into freedom, from doubt into courage, from control into surrender. And though it is a fight that takes a lifetime, every step toward trust is a step toward becoming whole.