What do you think of when you hear the word 'belief'? What are your beliefs?
Often in society, when we first think of beliefs, we think about our religious or spiritual viewpoint. But what if belief is just a word to describe anything that you think is a fact or 'reality'?
Let's take an example of a made up person called Bob. Bob has a set of beliefs about himself:
- He is not good enough to succeed
- He should work hard all the time
- He will always have less money than he needs
- He is not a lucky person
- He needs to be realistic about his expectations so he doesn't get disappointed
- Bad things always happen to him
- He has no power to change anything
Bob has a set of beliefs about other people:
- They are basically selfish and out to get what they can
- You can't trust them
- They always let you down
- They don't care about him
- They never change
- They are always better off than him
- Happy/positive people are fools
Bob has a set of beliefs about the world he lives in:
- Money is bad
- The world bad - it's full of hate and suffering
- There is no point to life
- Life is a struggle
- There is never enough
- It's kill or be killed
- Nothing ever changes
Do you see a theme here? Can you imagine for a minute what Bob's day to day experience of life would be? Do you know anyone like Bob, or do some of his beliefs resonate with you?
Based on those beliefs, Bob's reality is probably not a very nice one. He is powerless, helpless and hopeless. It raises the question of how he ended up this way, and the answer comes from his subconscious mind. We all have a massive computer in our heads which contains programs that tell us who we are and what our beliefs are.
A lot of programming goes on without our knowledge up to the age of seven. As we get older we become 'conscious' thinkers and have more say in the programs we want to keep, change or create - as long as we realise we have the ability to do this. Bob hasn't realised he has the power to choose who he wants to be or how he wants to feel. His beliefs are his reality and because he lives in such a closed world, it will be difficult for him to change unless something major happens that shifts his perspective.
A lot of programming goes on without our knowledge up to the age of seven. As we get older we become 'conscious' thinkers and have more say in the programs we want to keep, change or create - as long as we realise we have the ability to do this. Bob hasn't realised he has the power to choose who he wants to be or how he wants to feel. His beliefs are his reality and because he lives in such a closed world, it will be difficult for him to change unless something major happens that shifts his perspective.
Often people have a shift in perspective when faced with great trauma or great changes in their lives. Often (as studies show) this shift will be for the better - they will enjoy life more, cherish it, look at what they have rather than what they don't have and basically they will have a richer, fuller experience of life that is of their choosing.
The great thing about being conscious beings is that we can make choices and although we have many strong programs in our minds that create our behaviour in our day to day lives, we also have the ability to take a step back and observe this behaviour. Once we have noticed and question what we think, how we feel and how we behave, we can decide to make changes to anything we don't like through finding ways to interrupt the old thought/feeling/behaviour and replacing it with one we consciously prefer (something that feels right/good).
Let's take a look at another made up person, called Meg. Meg has a set of beliefs that are a bit different from Bob's:
Meg believes:
- The world is always changing so there is always hope
- Although some horrible things happen in life, there is an abundance of good to focus on
- Spreading love, happiness and joy to friends, family, even strangers makes life all the more rich and full
- You can make the most of your experiences whether they are seemingly good or bad
- It's best to enjoy yourself and find the fun in life
- Habits may be hard to break sometimes but perseverance and trial and error will win out (where there's a will there's a way)
- There may be challenges to overcome along the road to success and you may adjust your path along the way but you can always succeed in your true goals
- People aren't perfect but they are generally good
- Everyone has a different perspective so there's no point judging people by your own expectations
Now consider the kind of life you think Meg would lead. Do you think she has had more or less trauma in her life than Bob? What leads you to that conclusion? Do any of her beliefs resonate with you? Would you like to be more like Meg but don't know how?
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If you would like to find out more about how you can take control of your life and Be Who You Want to Be, then drop me an email and I'll be happy to give you some free advice. You can also listen to my monthly show for free or catch up on previous shows (see below) to discover your inner power for change.
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The World Wide Energy Awareness Event: http://energy888.org/
Organisations/People of Interest
Celestine Vision, Global Prayer Project - watch their video at globalprayerproject.com/ (they have a similar vision to Picture Peace UK, however to join in live in the UK you would need to tune in at about 1am - its good stuff though, James Redfield author of The Celestine Prophecy runs the project with his wife Salle.
Action for Happiness, www.actionforhappiness.org/ (You may have seen them on BBC Breakfast, they are a fairly new movement for positive social change. They're bringing together people from all walks of life who want to play a part in creating a happier society for everyone).
World Peace Prayer Society, http://www.worldpeace-uk.org/ (Their mission is to spread the message 'May Peace Prevail on Earth', to help achieve harmony within the individual, in society, and with our environment, where 'peace' is seen as the highest aspiration of humanity).
The Big Peace, http://thebigpeace.com/the-90-day-programme/ (A Free 90 Day Coaching Program To Help You Finally Find Inner Peace And Contentment)
Related Articles:
Article: Picture Peace UK: Using EFT & Visualisation to create inner and outer peace
Article: Tapping into Feelings - Using Positive Visualisation with EFT
Hug Chain: When was the last time you really hugged someone?
Books (Links to these at Amazon opposite):
Bruce Lipton PH.D, Biology of Belief
Dr. David Hamilton, It's the Thought That Counts
Joseph Chiltern Pearce, Evolution's End
Dr. Larry Dossey, Healing Beyond the Body
Amanda Lowe, Bliss
Joe Dispenza, Evolve your Brain
Jack Canfield and Eva Gregory, Life Lessons for Mastering the Law of Attraction
James Redfield, The Celestine Prophecy
Joe Dispenza, Evolve your Brain
Jack Canfield and Eva Gregory, Life Lessons for Mastering the Law of Attraction
James Redfield, The Celestine Prophecy
Films (Links to these at Amazon opposite):
The Secret
What the bleep do we know?
Water
Pay it Forward
Pay it Forward
