Love Quote by Natalie Goldberg

Goldberg’s line sells discipline in the friendly costume of faith. “Trust in what you love” sounds like permission to follow desire, but the operative word is trust: not dopamine-chasing, not waiting for inspiration, but betting your time on a practice before it can pay you back. Coming from an author best known for fusing Zen attention with writing-as-routine, the sentence is less a postcard slogan than a work ethic with incense on it.

The quiet subtext is anti-credential. Goldberg isn’t asking you to consult the market, your résumé, or your inner critic’s spreadsheets. She’s arguing that devotion creates its own evidence. “Continue to do it” is the hinge: love is framed not as a feeling but as repetition, a choice you make on dull Tuesdays. It’s also a subtle inoculation against the modern panic of optimization. If you love the work, you don’t need constant reassurance that it’s “strategic.” You just keep showing up.

The final clause, “it will take you where you need to go,” dodges the usual promise of success. Not “where you want,” not “where you planned,” but where you need - a phrase that smuggles in humility and surrender. The destination might be a career, or it might be a quieter outcome: competence, clarity, community, or simply a life structured around something real. It works because it replaces the tyranny of outcomes with a sturdier bargain: commitment first, meaning later.