Once upon a time the world believed the Earth to be at the center of the universe. Once upon a time the world believed the Earth to be flat. Not long ago, many believed Neil Armstrong was part of an elaborate hoax. Those were strongly held beliefs that impacted so many aspects in people's lives. It impacted their religion, mathematics, science, travel and a host of other things neither they nor I even realize. Beliefs define the limitations in which we live our lives.
No doubt you've experienced or witnessed beliefs coming into play yourself. The person who believes they'll never get a break doesn't. The person that thinks of themselves as lucky usually is. The person with the confidence seems to get everything they want, while the person who is full of self loathing is only left wondering what's wrong with them.
On my quest to find my own answers to some big questions like life purpose and what I want to be when I grow up, I've been reintroduced to some concepts I'd read long ago but didn't fully "get" and stumbled on a few new ones to boot. Some I totally agree with, others I just leave to those who care more than I do...but exposure to all of them are helping me define some of my beliefs.
To that end, I thought it'd be an interesting exercise to clarify my own beliefs. At this point in time, I believe...
- my thoughts seriously and significantly influence my reality
- I hold some beliefs in my subconscious that don't serve me, but I have the ability to identify and reprogram
- I am part of a universal, godlike intelligence that doesn't have set rules or dogma attached to it
- I am a spiritual being having a physical experience and not vice versa
- everything is made up of energy...from atoms to thoughts...and as such has a vibrational frequency that comes into play (ie: law of attraction)
- I am a powerful being capable of incredible things, such as self healing and the manifestation of deep desires
- while the universal intelligence seeks to balance all my thoughts and desires along with everyone else's, my sometimes conflicting desires and the infinite requests of all humanity may result in unexpected outcomes
- everything is as it should be, sometimes our human limitations make it hard to understand...faith is a good thing
- I am here to experience the freedom to explore whatever my heart speaks to (currently traveling the world)
- I am here to learn (currently about balancing body, mind, spirit)
- I am here to share through example (currently through following dreams and making it public)
- there is a tremendous amount I still don't know and may never know
Just for the record, let me state that these are my beliefs and I'm not about to abdicate they should be yours. In all that I've looked at I feel confident that there are many varieties of the same thing, alternative ways to describe the same thing regardless of religious or agnostic backgrounds. And quite frankly, beliefs are like emotions - very real for the person holding them regardless of what you suspect otherwise. That said, I do hope reading this stirs something within you to consider what your truths are and to know that there are indeed many possibilities for you to pick from.
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