It seems like everyday in this new landscape of real estate, trust is one everyone's mind. Perhaps, it is because most people begin searching for real estate online without any other human contact other than their own reflection on a screen. Or, it could be that most people are in a borderline state about what to do next given the up and down and down and up real estate news stories. What ever it is, it is different. Today real estate is all about trust. Take what happened to me today as an example.
It was a typical early Saturday morning of errands: office, supermarket, cleaners, office again, car wash, then downtown to shop. Except, this morning trust was on my mind when I walked into a downtown shop to buy a Native American Bear fetish. Bears are probably my closest spirit animal. I always start the new year with a new bear to remind me to hibernate by looking back and getting a handle on what happened as the past year just flew by. Before I could even begin my "bear" search, the shop owner asked how is real estate? Given real estate is a hot topic in our friendly town, another customer joined in the conversation quickly with questions.
It turned out they were in "transition" as they were still living in two places. Ironically, their other community was Washington, DC where I migrated from nearly 20 years ago. All of sudden, we had some things in common creating a sense of trust. We talked about transition and relocation like we had know each other for years. Was it hard to make friends? How did I find a new doctor? I said just being here made my healthier. She asked, if I had any regrets? Then, someone else asked how I knew Santa Fe was the right place. I said, I trusted my instincts. I wanted to feel the way I felt here all the time. Then, another woman said she was raised to mistrust her own experiences from childhood. She said moving to Santa Fe was all about her taking charge of her life
For a moment, I was stunned. I could not ever imagine not trusting my own experiences. Then, the shop owner sensing the emotional shift said, Emily tells the story like it is always from her experience, adding a wink and a smile. In an instant, we were all laughing and telling why we love Santa Fe stories about ourselves. All of a sudden, a bear fetish caught my eye just like the first one that found me many years ago.
For me, trust is about telling the truth about what I have learned and what I see. When the story comes from the heart, trust follows. In my book, once we know something, we have a responsibility to speak. In this way, trusting ourselves is a way to make a difference in our lives, in the lives of others and what we do everyday.
This post is a submission to the ActiveRain / Adobe EchoSign Trust Contest. I could possibly win a prize. You can find out about the contest by clicking here.
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