I’d ride my bike up the hill, make my friend get on the back of my Huffy #135 with a black leather seat and thick black tires and have him yell out her name while I pedaled as fast I could down her street.

The plan was perfect.

I knew I would not get in trouble because the mom would not recognize my voice, only my friend’s voice. He would get in trouble not me.

Genius!
The plan worked.

Love is innocence.

But then life gets complicated and love becomes a chore, a complicated mess of do’s and dont’s or highs and lows, of stress and decisions gone wrong.

The innocence is lost. The bike rides become rides on the freeway filled with stress and anxiety over money and groceries. Kids are cute, but life is hectic, you feel like love is fleeting.

But love is inside of you not out there.

All you have to do is quiet your mind every night, turn off the phone and remember.

Are you no longer in love with the one you used to love?

Go back to your innocence, to the long walks on the beach and romantic phone calls till 2am. Go back to your innocence of touching her hand for the very first time and feeling warm inside, of hearing him tell you “I love you” for the very first time.

I know it’s not easy. Life gets messy the older we get.

But never lose sight of love. Pursue love in everything you do, pursue it like that 12 year old just wanting to yell out the name of the one you love.

And the more you call our her name, I promise you one thing. Love will come out and play. Love will emerge from the dust and veneer of bad days and long nights. Love will emerge with innocence and passion, with kindness and elegance, with risk and fun.

So get on that bike once again, get your friend to help you and ride up and down the streets of your past and go by that old house called innocence.

I promise you, love will hear you call out her name and your heart will jump once again. She is ready to come out and play.

Who is David Trigueros (Trig)?

I have been married 24 years to my beautiful wife Rachelle! We have three amazing teens, one is a top model and successful entrepreneur, another one is a compassionate soul and our young boy is a professional drummer. My wife is an amazing leader and Dean of Students at a top school in the area, I’m a pastor, musician and content creator. In 2013, I recorded my own CD of original songs, in 2014 I wrote an e-Book called “How to live an Anxiety Free Summer” and an article called “High Anxiety” for Leadership Online.

But it has not always been easy…

I grew up far from home, deal with fear and anxiety, been in counseling for many years, went through a terrible war, was unemployed for nearly a year and often feel fearful and insecure.

But through grace, love and discovering my God-given adventure I have achieved everything I want in life. Now I’m here to help you achieve GOZO JOY and succeed in life!

In 2010 I started my own coaching program Trig Coaching with thousands of views online. l love my job and now I get to do what I was created for, now I feel like I’m living on GOZO street! (GOZO btw, means JOY!)

Subscribe to my podcast at davidtrig.com/podcast. Follow me on Instagram @davidtrig, Snapchat @davidtrig and Facebook at davidtriglive

Your #GOZO! JOY friend,
davidTrig
Psalm 30:6 – GOZO means JOY! in Spanish