Daily Practice ·
The practice of the friendly universe: decide today which side life puts you on
A brief exercise to move from suspicion to trust: review how you interpret what happens to you and choose to see the world as a place that collaborates with you.
By Pedro J. Pérez
There is a decision we make almost without realizing it and that conditions everything else: whether the world we inhabit is a place that sustains us or a place that lurks in wait for us. That silent answer determines how we read every piece of news, every delay, every door that closes and every hand that is extended. It is not a decorative belief: it is the filter with which we build the day.
Today you are going to do something very concrete with that idea. It is not about repeating pretty phrases or pretending that nothing hurts, but about looking honestly at how you are interpreting your life right now and taking a real step toward trust. Fifteen minutes, with nothing special, at home or during a pause in your routine.
The practice Duration: 15 minutes
Recognize the filter through which you look
Sit down with paper and pen, or open a note on your phone. For three minutes, write without correcting yourself the answers to these questions: what do I expect to happen today, in general? When something goes wrong, what is my first explanation? Do I think life supports me or that it puts me to the test? Don't try to look good: try to see yourself. When you finish, reread what you wrote and underline the words that sound like threat, suspicion or complaint.
Name three things that sustain you today
For four minutes, write down three concrete and small facts that are already working in your favor today: the water that comes out of the tap, someone who greeted you, a task that went smoothly on its own, your body that breathes without you asking it to. Big theories don't count, only verifiable things from the last twenty-four hours. Next to each one, write how you feel when you recognize it. This step trains your gaze to see the support that already exists, instead of waiting for something extraordinary to arrive.
Reinterpret one annoyance from today
Choose a concrete situation that made you uncomfortable today: a curt message, a canceled plan, a traffic jam. Spend four minutes writing two versions of what happened. The first, the one you already have: the reading of threat or grievance. The second, a possible reading from trust: what space it opens, what it saves you, what it shows you. You don't have to believe the second version one hundred percent; it is enough to leave it written and notice whether your body relaxes a little as you read it.
Ask for something out loud
The last four minutes are for acting from trust. Think of something you truly need or want and that you can ask for today: help, time, a conversation, an opportunity. Write it in a single clear sentence and, if you can, say it out loud even if you are alone. Then take a minimal step to ask for it: send that message, make that call, raise that question. Trust is not an idea you keep, it is a stance from which you ask.
To reflect on today
If today I truly believed that life is on my side, what would I have done differently in this day?
To finish
It is not about denying what is difficult or promising you that everything will turn out well. It is about choosing where you look from, because that choice changes what you dare to ask for, how you read what arrives and how peacefully you go to bed. Do it today once and tomorrow you will have one more reason to trust.