Last week you
heard a story from my life about how some 'programming' in my past continued to
affect my adult life as well. In the past week I had an opportunity see some
'beliefs' and 'programming' in some other people's lives.
Last Friday I
did a Leadership Training Workshop with my horses. (For more information see my
website www.FindGentleStrength.com.)
The attendees this time were all women. They were all in management at various
local companies. One was a horse women, the others were not.
One thing that
stood out for me was some of the 'beliefs' that came out.
One 'belief'
in particular was around “I'm afraid people won't like me”. It's closely
related to “I'm afraid I'll hurt them/hurt their feelings”, and “I'm
afraid they'll be mad at me”.
One lady
shared how her mother was always telling her as a young girl “Don't be a nasty
girl”, “Don't be a nasty girl”. Even if she was being teased mercilessly, she
was not allowed to be a 'nasty girl'. That 'programming' has carried through to
her adult life. That 'belief' has had an impact on her life.
I told them “it's
just a belief. I'm afraid people won't like me, is just a belief". I
think that was an ah-ha moment for some of them.
Have you ever
thought about that? That 'it' is just a belief?
Beliefs can be
changed. You can change your beliefs. They do not have to
continue controlling your life today.
Obviously
there are beliefs we want to keep. Beliefs like “it's wrong to steal”, etc.,
and so on.
But what about
all those beliefs like “I'm afraid they won't like me”, or “I'm not good
enough”, or “I don't deserve it”, . . . . .
What if I told
you that you could change those beliefs, or that you can let go of those
beliefs?
How would that
change things for you?
How would your
life change?
Having some of these beliefs definitely affects your relationship, as well as many other things in your life.
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