Have you ever had someone blindfold you and say,
“Trust me”?
Maybe they are smiling. Maybe they are laughing a little. Maybe they are completely confident they know where they are leading you.
But you are the one who cannot see.
They guide you around the room, warning you about chairs and corners, and for a while it feels okay. Then they forget to mention one small thing and suddenly your toe finds it before you do.
That sharp moment of surprise is exactly what “trust the process” can feel like.
Today I want to talk about what it feels like to be inside that blindfold.
Familiar Paths, Unknown Outcomes
One of the most confusing parts of trusting the process is that it often looks familiar.
Someone else has walked a path that sounds just like what you are facing. A divorce. A health scare. Starting a business. Leaving a career. Stepping into something unknown.
They made it through, so they say, “Trust the process.”
But even when two people walk what looks like the same path, the outcome is never the same. The variables are different. The timing is different. The inner landscape is different.
So even if the road looks familiar, you are still blindfolded when it comes to how it will turn out for you.
Why This Feels So Hard
When someone tells you to trust the process, they are usually speaking from the other side. They survived it. Maybe they came out stronger. Maybe they came out changed. Either way, they can see what you cannot.
You cannot see the end of your own story yet.
You are not being asked to walk off a cliff. You are being asked to keep walking without knowing where the floor changes, where the turns are, or how long it will take.
That is what makes this so unsettling. Your nervous system feels the uncertainty even if your mind understands the words.
The Gift Inside the Blindfold
You are not meant to walk like everyone else did.
You are not meant to arrive the way they did.
You are meant to walk your own path, blindfolded, one step at a time.
In Japanese Zen, there is a word for this way of being. It is called Shoshin, which means “beginner’s mind.” It is the practice of meeting each moment as if you are experiencing it for the very first time, without the weight of expectation or the need to already know how it will turn out.
A simple way to understand Shoshin is to imagine tasting a strawberry as if you had never eaten one before. Without memory telling you what it should taste like, you begin to notice things you missed — the texture, the sweetness, the subtle shifts of flavor. The experience becomes alive again.
That is another side of being blindfolded.
You may not know what is coming, but you are also not limited by what has already been. You are free to discover your own story as it unfolds instead of forcing it to match someone else’s.
And sometimes that is where the real magic lives.
A Question to Sit With
Where in your life are you being asked to keep walking without being able to see the outcome?
And what does that blindfold bring up for you right now?
If this stirred something, you are welcome to leave a comment or reach out. You do not have to walk through the unknown alone.
With love and vitality,
Kathy
The Energy Pharmacist | Soul Centered Vitality