Friday, August 1, 2014

Card for Friday, August 1, 2014

Is your life difficult or easy these days? One of the determining factors is your beliefs, (if you believe that!). What you believe about life and how you perceive it can be part of what makes your life easy or hard.

Beliefs are thoughts and ideas that we choose to see as true. Beliefs are based on what we hear, see, and what we’ve experienced. Beliefs are often formed by the influences of our family, friends, society, and what we read and watch.

How do your beliefs affect you? Take the time to look at your beliefs regarding your current thoughts, feelings and circumstances, and see if your beliefs are bringing joy, love and peace into your life. If they aren’t, it may be time to consciously question them or bring them up to date. Examine all your rules, roles, methods and instructions - especially the ones that are related to your current situation. Do they aid in your ability to be accountable, responsible, loving and compassionate to yourself and others?

Examine your current situation based on your beliefs, and write it down.

For instance, let’s say you don’t have a boyfriend/girlfriend. Write down anything that you may believe about yourself, or about your life, that is responsible for creating this situation. Maybe you believe you have a character flaw or you are destined to be alone. Maybe you think you will lose your freedom if you have a committed relationship, or that traditional relationships is an outdated concept. Keep writing about it until you have a strong emotional reaction or a moment of great clarity. This is a signal that you have uncovered your basic beliefs about this topic. With the clarity of your beliefs, you’ll be able to decide if you want to change your beliefs so that you can change your circumstances, thoughts or feelings.

Think about what your truth is. Ask yourself, “Am I just assimilating new concepts from books or people without careful examination? Am I being rigid with concepts that used to benefit me?” Regular self-examination of your beliefs is part of your evolution towards personal growth and maturity. Replace old beliefs with new ones.

You create your world partly based on your beliefs. Perhaps changing your beliefs will change your life, or situation, from difficult to easy!

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