David Richo Quotes

When we feel unsafe with someone and still stay with him, we damage our ability to discern trustworthiness in those we will meet in the future.

~ David Richo

The opposite of interpersonal trust is not mistrust. It is despair. This is because we have given up on believing that trustworthiness and fulfillment are possible from others. We have lost our hope in our fellow humans.

~ David Richo

The foundation of adult trust is not You will never hurt me. It is I trust myself with whatever you do.

~ David Richo

Trust in someone means that we no longer have to protect ourselves. We believe we will not be hurt or harmed by the other, at least not deliberately. We trust his or her good intentions, though we know we might be hurt by the way circumstances play out between us. We might say that hurt happens; it’s a given of life. Harm is inflicted; it’s a choice some people make.

~ David Richo

We do not create our destiny, we participate in its unfolding. Synchronicity works as a catalyst toward the working out of that destiny.

~ David Richo