Trust is one of the premises of life. I have heard it said that trust is a matter of circumstances. That is true sometimes, but not always. We trust people every day throughout our daily lives. When you ship a package, place an order on line, buy a product with a warranty in a store – all transactions have trust as the basis for the occurrence. We trust our teachers to give our children a good education; doctors and nurses to make us well; the military to protect us and keep us safe and many more individuals and services. Sadly, people trust other people who use that trust to scam or cheat them out of their homes, money, possessions, and even their inheritance. Children tend to trust everyone. For the most part that is good. However, there are unscrupulous people who take advantage of that trust. I saw a video today on the news about a man who worked in a daycare center. He became angry with a boy and threw him down onto the floor. It was horrible. He is going to be charged and go to jail. The boy’s parents trusted this daycare center. It was an unthinkable act. When I use the words trust is a matter of circumstances, many times its just that. Let’s say you give a sum of money to a friend to hold for a period of time. Your goal is that when you need it, they will be able to give it to you, send it to you or use it for a purchase because you are unavailable. Things may go along fine for a while. However, when the the holder of the money suddenly has a financial issue, its quite possible that that money would disappear. Have you noticed that animals sense mistrust? They are usually right. In the old west trust was many times a matter of circumstances. The towns people depended upon the stage coach services for supplies and necessary items. The majority of time they paid for the goods or services in advance and trusted the company and driver to deliver the goods. Unfortunately, robbers had other ideas and often held up stage coaches, trains, and people. Fortunately, in the town of Pecos, Texas none of that occurred. Sheriff Gus protected the town and Ray, the blacksmith, along with Fred who helped run Mary’s Cafe’ with his wife, Mary. Fred assisted him to make sure that Pecos was crime free. I hope you will consider reading one of the Good Gus Series books that optimizes trust as a positive influence for the child or children in your life. Dont forget with Christmas only a little over two months away, a Good Gus book and especially “The Special Gift” is a wonderful choice for the holiday season. The Good Gus Series is available online at Kindle, Nook and Waterstones. Hard copies, personally autographed, are available through our website www.goodgusbooks.com along with past blogs for your reading enjoyment. Now available audio and videos for the Good Gus series on YouTube! Digitizing for all the books are available now on YouTube! “Misplaced Trust” is now available on Amazon in e-book form. It is also available digitally at www.misplacedtrustbook.com. If you are thinking of a Will or a Living Trust, “Misplaced Trust” will give you the information you need to make an informed decision. The Good Gus series, books one through four, are now available at the Morgan Mill Mail/UPS.