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Last Friday, my friend Aisza threw down the gauntlet. OK, not really--she didn't directly challenge me, but her words caused me to challenge myself in a way that I haven't in awhile. She made me realize that it has been awhile since I have picked up my Beyond Freedom. In fact, I searched through this blog and found that it was November of last year when I last posted a lesson!
During my conversation with Aisza, I committed to doing a couple things full out, 100%, for ONE WEEK--one of which was one full hour every day of work in Beyond Freedom! So here we go...
Today's lesson is titled "New Beliefs," and it never ceases to amaze me how whenever I open up my book, the topic is EXACTLY what has been on my mind!
So many recent events have brought this topic to the forefront of my mind--there is no way I am going to be able to document them in one sitting. This, by the way, is the reason why Beyond Freedom is considered a 90-day course, even though there are only 29 lessons. It often takes more than one day to complete a single lesson!
I'll start with Jon Gabriel. I don't know how exactly I bumped into Jon on the internet--was it an ad? Was it a link in someone's blog? I don't remember. Regardless, I attracted his website and became fascinated with his unique approach to weight loss--by using the mind, rather than going on a "diet." I immediately bought his book, which came with mp3's of seminars that Jon had conducted in various places.
In one of the mp3's Jon shared a FASCINATING insight. He said that he chooses what to believe based on whether it serves him--not whether it's true. "Frankly," he said, "I don't care whether it's true or not. All I care about is whether it serves me--whether believing that is helpful in my life. If it's not, I get rid of it, and choose to believe something else."
And, of course, this is what today's lesson is all about--choosing the beliefs that make us happy, that bring us success, that make us feel good. Rewriting our old beliefs into new ones that serve us.
Of course, the hard part in all this is evidence. When we believe something, we search for evidence that it is true. After all, like the lesson says, "Beliefs are etched in our subconscious mind. And we won't let go easily." We are constantly searching for things to back up what we believe is true--even if those beliefs are harmful or make us feel bad. If we believe that all store clerks are rude to us, then even if we run into 9 nice ones out of 10, we will only notice the 1 that was rude, because it confirms our belief.
Well, my hour is up. Looking forward to tomorrow so I can finish my train of thought! :o)
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