Beliefs are like filters that are able to colour our experience of any situation. All circumstances are neutral by nature, they have no built-in meaning. The meaning we assign to things ultimately determines the effect that we then experience.
The nature of beliefs can either be positive or negative. Positive beliefs have the following qualities - uniting, empowering, and freeing. The nature of negative beliefs is the exact opposite - dividing, disempowering, and controlling.
Some beliefs are determined by the mass consciousness of the world that we are choosing to be a part of. The rest are picked up as we grow up, with the majority being established by the time we reach our early teens. This is where when we go through a phase of determining who we are and how we relate to the world.
Picking a belief up is done quite simply agreeing with the information being presented to us. For example: "blue is for boys and pink is for girls". Dropping a belief can be just as easy, provided that the person believes that it would serve them to do so.
Whenever we are presented with information about the world, it is important to be aware about the types of beliefs that we are offered to take on. Asking ourselves – "are these ideas positive or negative, and will they serve me to create the type of life I desire to live?"
Sometimes, a belief can appear to be positive, but actually be negative in nature. For example: "sunshine makes me happy". This belief is very clever - it focuses on a positive outcome while actually creating a dependency on an external circumstance. Therefore, it is controlling and disempowering at the same time. Realising this, we can now restructure it to be more positive: "I am happy with all types weather, especially when it's sunny".
We must be particularly vigilant when the beliefs are directed specifically at us, since anything that we accept can affect the ideas we hold about ourselves and influence our entire experience.
The nature of beliefs can either be positive or negative. Positive beliefs have the following qualities - uniting, empowering, and freeing. The nature of negative beliefs is the exact opposite - dividing, disempowering, and controlling.
Some beliefs are determined by the mass consciousness of the world that we are choosing to be a part of. The rest are picked up as we grow up, with the majority being established by the time we reach our early teens. This is where when we go through a phase of determining who we are and how we relate to the world.
Picking a belief up is done quite simply agreeing with the information being presented to us. For example: "blue is for boys and pink is for girls". Dropping a belief can be just as easy, provided that the person believes that it would serve them to do so.
Whenever we are presented with information about the world, it is important to be aware about the types of beliefs that we are offered to take on. Asking ourselves – "are these ideas positive or negative, and will they serve me to create the type of life I desire to live?"
Sometimes, a belief can appear to be positive, but actually be negative in nature. For example: "sunshine makes me happy". This belief is very clever - it focuses on a positive outcome while actually creating a dependency on an external circumstance. Therefore, it is controlling and disempowering at the same time. Realising this, we can now restructure it to be more positive: "I am happy with all types weather, especially when it's sunny".
We must be particularly vigilant when the beliefs are directed specifically at us, since anything that we accept can affect the ideas we hold about ourselves and influence our entire experience.