What about people?  This can be a little more challenging, right?  We are beautifully and perfectly flawed as humans.  My belief is that if we all had more time in nature, there would be more integrity, connection and trust.  We are all a work in progress and there are so many factors involved.  We can start with nature vs nuture and then add to that life experiences and perspective.  Of course, this is a hugely simplified summary, but you know what I’m talking about.  

We also have some people that are actively engaged in self-growth development while others are not.  There is absolutely NO judgement in any of this, just an observation of where we all uniquely are.  

I can tell you that as a single woman traveling around the world, I am trusting but also deeply listening to my intuition.  I can tell you that every time I override my intuition … trouble ensues.   I also have the expectation that everything will work out and that the people I encounter are there to add value to my life.  What you think about, you bring about.  Look for the good and get more good. Look for the bad and you’ll most likely find it. 

I can also say that after spending at least a decade living/traveling around the world, I’ve had ONE incidence of being robbed.  This is the only time I’ve experienced any significant problem overseas. It was also at the crack of dawn so I wasn’t putting into place my normal precautions.  Ironically, I was THRILLED to have my small backpack taken without me knowing it.  I was traveling in South America and had had visions of an armed robbery before arriving (note to comments in the last paragraph).  In the end, being robbed without knowing it was just fine with me.