BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

‘You become what you think about.

Our minds are powerful things.

Train yourself to think only about what you want,

not about what you don’t want.’

Earl Nightingale

How difficult is it for you to accept yourself, just as you are?  Meaning no judgments, this is who I am and I’m okay with it. 

Most of us know we aren’t perfect and are aware of what we see as the things that are wrong with us.  What we see as wrong or right with us make up our belief system.  What we sometimes forget is that this isn’t a permanent place to be.  What we believe about ourselves become our experiences.  We can change our belief system by changing what we believe.  When we change what we believe, it changes the outcome. 

Accepting who you are, just as you are, will allow you to explore the limiting beliefs that you have about yourself so you can adjust them.  What a freeing idea.  It’s not about what others think, it’s about what you think about you that counts, that will best direct your life.  Your belief system evolves from what you observe, hear and learn as a child.  It dictates how you choose to approach life. If you believe you can’t do it then you can’t, it’s that basic.  But if you believe you can do something and you remove any limiting beliefs, it seems as though all of life supports you and incredible things start to happen.  If you are positive in this moment, in the constant “nows”/moments of your life, by eliminating those limiting beliefs and just focusing and what you want, you can be sure they will manifest. 

This is a simple statement but it is true if you get the meaning behind it.  First is how to get rid of those limiting beliefs.  As you imagine whatever it is you desire, that little editing voice will no doubt pop up and start telling you it you can’t.  It’s that part of you that is in survival mode and is afraid of stepping out of its comfort zone so it tries to protect you from having to grow and take chances in order to attain the very things you want.  Fear, doubt, anger brews.  There is a way to fix that.  Face them instead of running away or ignoring them and then rearrange their words into positive statements, take the images of failure that are conjured up with these feelings and send them a warm glow of love and watch them melt away.  When we doubt our abilities, we cancel out the effect of creating what we want.  We stifle the flow of energy that is allowing us to create.  Fear blocks, love flows.  Choose which you want to guide your life.  Don’t let anyone step on your dream, they are coming from their own fears and limitations so don’t get caught up in their belief system.  You have enough to do just taking care of with your own!

Even if we choose love over fear, the fear still tends to creep in from time to time.  This is a process that we must always be working on in order to strengthen our ability to manifest what we desire.  It’s important to have faith, a belief in yourself that you can make the changes in your life that you choose to make.  You can only change what you are willing to accept responsibility for.  So when you take responsibility for the life you have, and choose to make the changes for the life you want, it comes down to believing you can, in believing in yourself.  Start with creating an image of what you believe your life should be.  Hold onto the image no matter what.  Visit it often, especially when doubt creeps in.  History books are full of people, often ordinary people like you and me, who believed in themselves no matter what others said or did, and had the courage to hold that image of what they believed until it came true.  They changed history just as you can change your history and write your own success story.

By believing in yourself through thoughts, feelings, imagination, and action, you will feel that power that has always been in you.  You are the master of your life and you can direct the outcome.  Believe it, believe in yourself and amazing things will happen for you. 

Believe in yourself – you are what you think.

 from July - August 2013 Paper Architect Community Newsletter