Limiting Beliefs Hold Us Back

The weird thing about limiting beliefs is that they can be buried so deep into our subconscious, it can be hard to be aware of them until we start attempting to create our dream lives. This is a good reminder to myself that this is one of the amazing benefits of building one's dream life...you get to meet that part of you that sabotages your life.

Oh man this is reminding me now of Smeagol and Gollum from The Lord of the Rings story... When you start attempting to build your dream life you get to face your inner Gollum. It's that part of you that makes you doubt yourself, that makes you give up on your dreams, that tells you the world is out to get you. I can feel it now as I write this... It feels like when you get bubble gum in your hair, except for this time you have bubble gum stuck in your psyche. The hell?!

Gollum is just trying to protect you, the problem is that most of the 'dangers' it has perceived are not actually real. Gollum mostly just wants to be free from discomfort in general. We get it, it's a survival mechanism. I guess now we are showing this mechanism what is actually dangerous and what is not. As I write this I'm starting to see that one of the most dangerous things is actually the constant consumption of short term pleasure... this is a dream killer.

Jeez it feels good to express these things... even if it's just in written form. It feels like relief. I can physically feel some tension leaving my face as I write this. Your perspective on life is unique, and that makes it priceless.

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