Lesson 20: New Beliefs (Part 2)

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OK, so in yesterday's post I talked about Jon Gabriel's take on belief vs. truth, and how he doesn't care whether something is true, but only whether his belief serves him--does believing that thing make him feel good, happy, complete, successful? That is his only criteria. The truth is inconsequential.

Today's Beyond Freedom lesson (continuing from yesterday) is about getting rid of beliefs that DON'T serve you ("I'm not good enough," "Everyone's out to get me," "That would make me look bad, etc."), and replacing them with beliefs that DO (e.g., "I can do anything I set my mind to").

But in some ways, that is easier said than done, because the mind is always searching for ways to strengthen its belief. As Henry Ford said, "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right." You may say to yourself, "I can do anything I set my mind to," but as soon as you think it, your mind is filled with things you failed at--piles of evidence that, in fact, there are things that you can't do.

I mentioned yesterday that this exact topic is one that I have been batting around for several days. And I've come to what might seem some pretty crazy conclusions. However, my belief in the answer serves me a great deal--so I'm keeping it.

Here is what I have begun to realize: It's a commonly known fact that although we human animals seem solid, in fact we are not. In fact, we are just atoms spinning around, much more space than mass. It is quite a miracle that we are cohesive at all. In fact, Jill Bolte Taylor, neuroanatomist and author of My Stroke of Insight, describes how the right side of our brain does not even recognize separateness--how it only sees and feels with all the other energy forms in the universe. If you have not seen Jill's powerful speech at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference, grab a kleenex and sit down for 20 minutes to watch it now. It will definitely change your perspective, it could very well change your life:


And if, like me, you can't get enough of her message, watch the videos in Oprah's Soul Series.

More tomorrow... :o)