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Tamara Doerksen

Trust. Trust. Trust.

Published 2 months ago • 2 min read

This Week Asked Me to Trust More Than Ever

This week has been one of those rare ones where excitement and fear seem to sit right beside each other—where doors open faster than you ever imagined, and you’re suddenly invited to step into spaces you couldn't have imagined.

A few months ago, in the heat of the summer, I curled up with Out of the Shadows, the memoir of human trafficking survivor and leader Timea Nagy. I remember feeling deeply moved by her courage, her resilience, and her relentless fight for justice. Fast forward to this week, and I’m collaborating with her. Life has a way of surprising you when you’re not looking—when you’re simply following the work that feels rooted in truth and purpose.

And then later this week, something even more unexpected happened.

I was asked to represent The Salvation Army in the area of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking at Queen’s Park Lobby Day on Wednesday. Lobby Day is when organizations meet with elected officials at the Ontario Provincial Government to discuss critical issues, advance dialogue, and advocate for change. I’ll have an opportunity to meet with MPP Michael Kerzner, Ontario’s Solicitor General, along with several other MPPs, to talk about the realities of trafficking and the urgent need for coordinated, compassionate responses.

So, between a lovely weekend trip to visit our friends Jay and Max—who closed his show and 27th season at the Stratford Festival—I found myself reading Ontario’s human trafficking strategy and legislation. I sat with how it aligns with The Salvation Army’s international position statement…and what that alignment means for the people we serve, and for the work I’m being called into.

Then this morning, life gave me two subtle nudges:

Headspace offered this mindful moment:
​“It can be liberating (and scary) to let go and allow life to unfold. Trust. Trust. Trust.”

And the card I pulled said:
​“The positive energy I bring to my work opens doors to new opportunities.”

It stopped me. Because the truth is:
I have been careful, planful, and measured my entire life.
I have always chosen the responsible next step, the steady path, the safe ground.

But something in this season is asking me to leap—to stretch, to trust, to release the illusion of control and believe that wherever I’m going, I will be caught.

Not just caught.
​Better than okay.

So I’m asking you today:

What’s scary for you right now?​
​Where is life asking you to trust, even just a little more?

And what might happen if, instead of holding tight to what feels safe, you allowed life to unfold—messy, beautiful, unpredictable—as it wants to?

Because sometimes the most liberating moments come from letting go.

With trust in the leap,
Tamara

20 Allister Avenue, Toronto, ON M1M3K9
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Tamara Doerksen

Multipath leader helping people live with purpose, courage, and clarity.

I’m here for the big-hearted dreamers building beautifully multi-passionate lives. As co-host of the Rooted in Purpose podcast and a Purpose Guide, I share real stories, honest conversation, and practical tools to help you create a career—and a life—that feels like all of you.

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