I came across a book entitled Momfulness by Denise Roy while I was resting this afternoon. My shelf is filled with half-read books that interest me at the moment. Most of it pertaining to personal growth and now, yoga. I am still looking for my momentum to actually go into the practice after having taken a teacher training course called KidzYoga. Today was one of those days I chose to practice it and came across this book.
An entry I read was on uncluttering our surroundings and our lives to make room for new energies, new experiences and in the process finding ourselves and our relationships.
Uncluttering our minds from old belief systems we have collected through the years is also important for us to uncover our true selves. The true selves we are born to be who is present in our hearts if only we can hear her/him through the many voices running around our heads. Some of mine are "hurry, hurry, hurry" - this robs me of the joy of my son who loves to play and take his time and talks a mile a minute. Instead of enjoying his actions and antics, I find myself becoming crabby and impatient, losing the joy of the moment in the process. Another belief system is "Don't be messy!!!" I have many of these and they have been running my life and robbing me of the ability to enjoy life.
The book gives great advise on clearing the clutter: Ask yourself, does this belief bring me joy? Do I love it? if not, then, discard it in your imaginary trash bin. Feel how much lighter we will be in our lives and how much more joy we will find in it.
As we unclutter our belief systems and our mind brings us more silence, we will come closer to being the person we were meant to be.
What beliefs do you have running around in your head that you believe do not serve you anymore?
Showing posts with label belief system. Show all posts
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Belief systems and how they can control our life
Power and energy are two words that have negative meanings to me. At some point in my childhood I received that power and energy are bad. Because of this I carried in my belief system that power in any form was bad.
Since power is very much related to energy, my energy levels have been very low. I lived with lethargy, laziness, procrastination, and stuckness. I also disliked being in noisy places filled with energy and power. I preferred quiet to a room full of energetic, boisterous people. I was not aware that all my actions were interrelated to this belief system.
Last Sunday, I was invited to attend a workshop called Fully Charged given by RCW Foundation. The day was filled with high energy exercises and we were given tools we could use to fully charge our life batteries at any given time and with any given state. Coming from my duties as market vendor at the Sidcor Sunday Market, I arrived in a sleepy state and with very low energy. Soon after some exercises, my sleepiness and lethargy left, keeping me awake the entire day. As my energy dwindled, clapping or doing some of the exercises enabled me to activate the positive energy thereby keeping me awake and in the zone the whole time.
It was only the day after that I realized that I could not be with power and energy and therefore I could not have power and energy. This realization has given me the power to now choose a life of power and energy over a life of stuckness and procrastination.
Once in a while it is important to revisit our belief systems to check if they are good for our health and our life or if they are damaging to it. If it is the latter, then we can choose to either keep it or discard it. At least becoming aware of them gives us control over our lives.
Since power is very much related to energy, my energy levels have been very low. I lived with lethargy, laziness, procrastination, and stuckness. I also disliked being in noisy places filled with energy and power. I preferred quiet to a room full of energetic, boisterous people. I was not aware that all my actions were interrelated to this belief system.
Last Sunday, I was invited to attend a workshop called Fully Charged given by RCW Foundation. The day was filled with high energy exercises and we were given tools we could use to fully charge our life batteries at any given time and with any given state. Coming from my duties as market vendor at the Sidcor Sunday Market, I arrived in a sleepy state and with very low energy. Soon after some exercises, my sleepiness and lethargy left, keeping me awake the entire day. As my energy dwindled, clapping or doing some of the exercises enabled me to activate the positive energy thereby keeping me awake and in the zone the whole time.
It was only the day after that I realized that I could not be with power and energy and therefore I could not have power and energy. This realization has given me the power to now choose a life of power and energy over a life of stuckness and procrastination.
Once in a while it is important to revisit our belief systems to check if they are good for our health and our life or if they are damaging to it. If it is the latter, then we can choose to either keep it or discard it. At least becoming aware of them gives us control over our lives.
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