Limiting Beliefs

We are "made" or we become who we are through several factors that impact us over the years. It has a lot to do with what we've seen at home, our experiences and the believes and thoughts we create in our minds. The thoughts that are considered "negative", that limit what we do are often referred to as: limiting beliefs. Even if they are replicated from other people in our family or from ancestors that doesn't mean they are set in stone.

THE WONDERFUL NEWS is that our mind has GREAT potential. We can actually modify the limiting thoughts that arise to stop us from achieving what we desire and that can even generate physical pain and sickness.

We can choose to stop the ruminating negative thoughts in our minds and select other thoughts that build our self esteem and love and give us the fortitude to take action and send us through the correct path of abundance and gratitude. We need to be willing to do the deprogramming work and choose a healthier way of thinking: stop the excuses and choose to eliminate them. How?

1. Start by recognizing the negative thought patterns that need to be changed. If there are many, select the one that hurts you the most.

2. Choose the new thought that you will repeat several times when you find yourself thinking that negative phrase.

For example let's write just a few ideas that author Wayne Dyer shared with us:

- "It will be too difficult" change it to something like this: "I have the ability to accomplish any task I set my mind to with ease and comfort".

- "There will be family drama" can be changed to "I would rather be loathed for who I AM than loved for who I am not".

- "I'm too scared" to something like "I can accomplish anything I put my mind to, because I know that I am never alone".

Some people might have filled you with messages in relation to "No you can't". They could have been well-intentioned (or not) yet you placed them as EXCUSES in your head. Let's see a few examples and along with them the positive thoughts that could be set instead of those.

- "You'll never amount to anything".....how about "I can accomplish anything I choose".

- "You can never be good enough"...."I deserve the best because I am good". "I deserve the best because I come from the Source of life".

- "Money is hard to come by"...."I attract abundance in all areas of my life".

- "You'll never find someone to love you"...."I love and respect myself and I am loved by others". "I attract good people with healthy feelings into my life". "I am surrounded by good people".

-"You're just like your father and he never amounted to anything"...."I am unique and independent and no person, place or thing has power over me. I am independent and a new thinker". " I am my own true self and I am free".

Start changing one thought at a time. Use tools such as writing it out in several post-its and placing them where you can read them. Another idea is setting an alarm on your phone were you choose to say the positive thought you decided to start with.

Welcome to your new beginning and let me know how you're doing. Write me....I'd love to hear from you! RISE TO A BRIGHTER LIFE!