My trust in a higher power that wants me to survive and have love in my life, is what keeps me moving forward. — Kenny Loggins

My trust in a higher power that wants me to survive and have love in my life, is what keeps me moving forward.

Author: Kenny Loggins

Insight: There's something quietly radical about choosing to trust that the universe—or God, or fate, or whatever framework makes sense to you—actively wants good things for you. Not just permits them, but wants them. Most of us operate on the opposite assumption: that we have to white-knuckle our way through life, prove our worthiness, or at least stay vigilant against disappointment. We're waiting for the other shoe to drop. But what shifts when you genuinely believe you're rooting for yourself—that there's some force, internal or external, that has your back? It changes how you show up. You take risks you wouldn't otherwise take. You stay in the game when quitting looks easier. You actually notice the good things when they appear, instead of dismissing them as luck or accident. That trust becomes a kind of permission slip to stop being your own adversary. The practical magic here isn't about blind positivity. It's that cynicism is exhausting in a way hope isn't. A survivor's instinct isn't about denying hard reality—it's about refusing to add unnecessary despair on top of it. When you trust that connection and survival are possible, you move through the world differently. You're not proving anything. You're just consistently choosing forward.