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Is Your Belief System Working?
A core belief is something
we accept as true, without question, without argument.
As core beliefs accumulate over the years they eventually
make up a system that functions in much the same way
as a computer's operating system. Running in the background
at such a discreet level, we are usually not even aware
it is there.
As children our belief system developed
as a result of a great many factors, including but not
limited to, the way we were influenced by our parents,
siblings and other significant people in our lives.
By the time we reach adulthood we have some pretty fixed
opinions of ourselves and the world around us. And once
installed, these beliefs are rarely updated unless the
whole system crashes!
If our core beliefs are for the most
part positive and empowering it is reflected in our
attitudes, behavior and performance.
Of course the reverse is also true.
If we run predominantly negative beliefs our attitudes
and behaviors are severely compromised, crippling our
potential for success and happiness.
So, how can we change ideas and beliefs
we are most likely not even aware of?
If there is a repeating problem in some
area of your life, it is usually a good indication that
you are entertaining a false or limiting belief.
Before a belief system can be changed
or improved, however, it is important to first understand
a little about how a belief system works.
Belief systems are nothing more than
repetitive thoughts that have come to be so automatic;
you don't even notice them anymore.
The subconscious mind tends to use a
fixed, automatic pattern put in place at a very early
age. Once in place, our belief system will unconsciously
attract the people and circumstances that validate it.
As negative beliefs accumulate over the years and become
part of the system, it gets easier to collect 'evidence'
that appears to support those beliefs and harder to
see any evidence to the contrary!
With an unbalanced negative belief system
in place, our sense of reality can get so tied up, polarized
and distorted it is almost impossible to see which beliefs
are working and which are holding us back.
False beliefs can also set up conditions
for a 'self-fulfilling prophecy' where the expected
result or prediction is more likely to happen because
of the things done to prepare for it. Keep in mind that
we are always on the lookout for reasons to validate
our beliefs.
Before trying to change an unwanted
belief it is helpful to acknowledge the positive intention
behind it when it was first installed. After all, most
negative beliefs were originally installed to protect
us and were relevant to what was going on at the time.
The problem arises when we hold onto
these beliefs even though they may not hold true for
the same situations today.
If you are serious about updating your
belief system, avoid getting sidetracked by the temptation
to blame someone else for inserting false beliefs into
your system. It's not important where the beliefs come
from, what is important is that we get rid of or transform
these beliefs into something useful today.
Remember, the goal here is to build
a belief system that will create and send out the right
vibrations. Vibrations that will attract the people
and circumstances necessary to create the experiences
we desire.
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