It’s empowering to know that I can change my reality based on my perception. Perception is subjective of course, so therefore reality is also subjective. I have truly found that my reality may often not be my friend’s reality. Interesting.
“To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds” ~William James
This is a beautiful verse that is full of wisdom for everyday living. I used to also believe that the way I saw life was the “way it was”. Well, it is the way it is – for me. I have learned to change my perception, but I must say that your conscious awareness, your ability to stay present in this moment makes all the difference between being empowered to change versus feeling like a hapless victim of circumstance.
Here are some pointers:
1. Open your mind to a new way of seeing the world – Beliefs are fluid. We now can say, even from science, that belief is wired into your biology; your body is very subject to change. Just look at how much you’ve change on all levels since you were a baby!
2. Heal the past, now is all there is – Technically speaking, there is no past or future, only the memory of past and future. Your physical body can only be here now. To the degree that your mental body is not here, you are scattering your energy and keeping yourself disempowered. Past hurts and pain are memories that can be released from your “bodymind”
3. Now is your point of power – There truly is power in the now. When I am focused in my body, that is, embodied instead of in my head, I can feel more energized and efficient in making things happen. When our sense of now is expanded, creativity also flows more freely.
4. Choosing to focus on gratitude instead of fear is a powerful antidote to dissolving the fear in your mind. You get to choose what you focus on to the degree that your intention is clear, and your attention is focused. Intend to find everything in your world to be grateful for and your perception will shift.
Empowerment is truly and inside job. It all starts with thoughts, feelings and emotions that form your perception. Then, once our perceptions form, a feedback loop helps to hold us in unconscious, automatic patterns of belief. What we believe we perceive, the way we perceive, we believe. Have you noticed that you can shift your beliefs through awareness? Any beliefs you want to change?
Dr. Valencia Ray
The Confidence Doc
Dr. Ray as I read your post. Forgetting the past is something hard to do. Sometime when we try to move on there is something or someone, that will bring some of our past experience whether good or bad. There has been some things that have occured in my life.That I have been willing to let go of, but it seem like it has away of resurfing.
Reality is a very good thing, this way it’s away to focus on what may have been or should be. What we feel or see from the inside out. About a year ago, my friend and I had a misunderstanding, we both were not pleased, with what went on between us. I told him, just how I felt, I said to him if we walked away not really talking about it we may regret in the future how it may have been but if pride stood in the way of facing reality this might be an error on both of us. He and I resolved what had happen, now we laughed about it. He said to me one day when we were talking after our misunderstanding, he said he asked himself “Was I worth it”. I didn’t respond but thought to myself. You have proven to me not by words but by action.” I am Worth it”…..
Dr. Ray it seem like I aways have something to say. As I have mentioned prior, I like to keep my mind moving. This way I can think GOOD THOUGHTS. Thank you..
Beverly
Hi Beverly,
Thanks for your comments. I use to hang on to the past and play old tapes over, and over and over. I used to get stuck on “poor me”. I learned the hard way that that kind of mindset, of thinking, was only holding me back from living a life of peace and happiness. I did not understand the science of what was happening to me at the time, but I did notice that i kept repeating cycles of drama and I seemed to find situations and circumstances that kept me in the same old negativity. Now that I am aware to let old memories go, by reframing them or just simply outright forgiving, releasing and moving on as is, I can keep my mind on happiness NOW. Now is really all there is, the past and future are only projections of our minds. Since I have the power to choose and let go, I choose to manage my emotions more consciously now than continuing to let them run my life on “unhappy autopilot”".