BELIEF SYSTEMS - Create & Destroy
Hi Warriors,
it's never the environment that shapes your destiny;
it's never the events of our lives, but the meaning we attach to the events--how we interpret them--that shapes who we are today and who we'll become tomorrow.
Beliefs are what make the difference between a lifetime of joyous contribution and one of misery and devastation. Beliefs are what separate a Mozart from a Manson.
Beliefs are what cause some individuals to become heroes, while others "lead lives of quiet desperation."
What are our beliefs designed for?
They're the guiding force to tell us what will lead to pain and what will lead to pleasure. Whenever something happens in your life, your brain asks two questions:
1) Will this mean pain or pleasure?
2) What must I do now to avoid pain and/or gain pleasure?
The answers to these two questions are based on our beliefs, and our beliefs are driven by our generalizations about what we've learned could lead to pain and pleasure.
These generalizations guide all of our actions and thus the direction and quality of our lives.
generalizations can be very useful; they are simply the identification of similar patterns. For example, what allows you to open a door?
You look down at a handle and, although you've never seen this specific one before, you can generally feel certain that this door will open if you turn the handle right or left, if you push or pull it.
Why do you believe this?
simply, your experience of doors has provided enough references to create a sense of certainty that allows you to follow through.
Without this sense of certainty, we would virtually be unable to leave the house, drive our cars, use a telephone, or do any one of the dozens of things we do in a day. Generalizations simplify our lives and allow us to function.
We need to remember that most of our beliefs are generalizations about our past, based on our interpretations of painful and pleasurable experiences.
The challenge is threefold:
1) most of us do not consciously decide what we're going to believe;
2) often our beliefs are based on misinterpretation of past experiences; and
3) once we adopt a belief, we forget it's merely an interpretation.
One way to change your destroying beliefs is to question your beliefs enough and if you do this enough, you will begin to doubt your destroying belief.
Have a nice day
Allen
it's never the environment that shapes your destiny;
it's never the events of our lives, but the meaning we attach to the events--how we interpret them--that shapes who we are today and who we'll become tomorrow.
Beliefs are what make the difference between a lifetime of joyous contribution and one of misery and devastation. Beliefs are what separate a Mozart from a Manson.
Beliefs are what cause some individuals to become heroes, while others "lead lives of quiet desperation."
What are our beliefs designed for?
They're the guiding force to tell us what will lead to pain and what will lead to pleasure. Whenever something happens in your life, your brain asks two questions:
1) Will this mean pain or pleasure?
2) What must I do now to avoid pain and/or gain pleasure?
The answers to these two questions are based on our beliefs, and our beliefs are driven by our generalizations about what we've learned could lead to pain and pleasure.
These generalizations guide all of our actions and thus the direction and quality of our lives.
generalizations can be very useful; they are simply the identification of similar patterns. For example, what allows you to open a door?
You look down at a handle and, although you've never seen this specific one before, you can generally feel certain that this door will open if you turn the handle right or left, if you push or pull it.
Why do you believe this?
simply, your experience of doors has provided enough references to create a sense of certainty that allows you to follow through.
Without this sense of certainty, we would virtually be unable to leave the house, drive our cars, use a telephone, or do any one of the dozens of things we do in a day. Generalizations simplify our lives and allow us to function.
We need to remember that most of our beliefs are generalizations about our past, based on our interpretations of painful and pleasurable experiences.
The challenge is threefold:
1) most of us do not consciously decide what we're going to believe;
2) often our beliefs are based on misinterpretation of past experiences; and
3) once we adopt a belief, we forget it's merely an interpretation.
One way to change your destroying beliefs is to question your beliefs enough and if you do this enough, you will begin to doubt your destroying belief.
Have a nice day
Allen