Building Better Belief Systems
Byron Katie asked herself a simple question as she lay in a half-way house, not sure if she would survive the next day.
“Is it true?”
It was the first time she actually challenged her own belief system, and what she found out was indeed much of what she had told herself was not true at all. She has since go on to become an international best-selling author and speaker who inspires thousands with her simple approach.
So much of what we tell ourselves is based on conditioning and filters we have placed over our eyes, shielded from the truth of ourselves and others. If we are able to build belief systems that disempower us, we are certainly capable of building truth-based ones that bring us more joy.
What good does it do the world to build broken systems that only serve to put ourselves down? What if Byron Katie, who continues to help the world, had not asked the question, is it true?
So much of our lives is ruled by our thinking. We say we don’t have time, we’re too busy, we’ll do it tomorrow. Did you know that tomorrow is a myth? We only ever have today.
It is time for us to move beyond our ears and eyes to let our hearts live too.
I’m game. Are you?
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August 3, 2012 at 1:44 amWe also learn a lot of our beliefs/paradigms from those who inhabit our little world. After gaining some awareness of paradigms, I was blown away at how my beliefs weren’t really mine, but that of my parents – this was not a good thing! There were some pretty thick filters on my eyes – it wasn’t easy to begin changing beliefs that were holding me back. Inspiring – many thanks!