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REMOVING THE LIES

Published by familystuff on November 20, 2009

During the first ten years of our lives, our interpretation of what’s happening all around us is governed by emotional reasoning – that is, “If I feel it, it must be true” – which leads to internal beliefs about ourselves and others which are often founded on feelings rather than facts. For example, “I feel that my teacher doesn’t like me.” That might not seem so bad, but when you feel that you’re not what others want you to be, it can cause you to conform to what everybody else wants in order to be accepted. Thinking that you’re a bad boy or worthless or stupid are the kinds of thoughts that are often put into our foundational beliefs about ourselves, never to be questioned again. And, later on in life, we find ourselves unable to receive compliments or encouragement because the words being said to us don’t match the words we have already imbedded in our thought processes. The need to revisit and re-examine those foundational beliefs is an important part of our maturity. It leads to our ability to love ourselves and one another better. Feel free at this point to go to APPENDIX TWO (Removing The Lies), in order to engage in this re-examination and removal process.

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