12-26-2010, 08:12 AM
12/26/10
Kind of had an epiphany after waking up this morning. I'm almost positive that beliefs are the most important thing to take care of. When your beliefs are in alignment then that is when life seems to flow for you and you feel capable of a lot. But when your beliefs work against you, you have to use willpower to overcome them. Some people are just brought up in this world internalizing the right beliefs and others aren't that fortunate.
I'm realizing that willpower can only get you so far before you crash. It's like fighting a battle every single day with your negative thoughts. But willpower is good and exercising it only makes a person stronger. However it is also important to realize that willpower alone for some people isn't strong enough to create permanent change.
It's like having a gate(willpower) that keeps people out(negative thoughts and habits) of a sanctuary(your mind). All day long those people are kicking, punching, and breaking through that gate. When that gate finally gives in, a flood of people swarm in. With no gate these people are free to do as they please and make an absolute mess. I believe this is why it's so hard to change a behavior because you aren't changing it, you are merely resisting it until that gate collapses and you relapse.
Thats my take on things anyway based on what has happened to me in the past when I tried to change a behavior. Your subconscious can't really differentiate between what your conscious mind considers right or wrong, it merely follows the instructions you provide it. You can tell yourself over and over that you are confident, but if your subconscious has internalized the belief that you aren't then its just a huge battle to see who gives in first.
Kind of had an epiphany after waking up this morning. I'm almost positive that beliefs are the most important thing to take care of. When your beliefs are in alignment then that is when life seems to flow for you and you feel capable of a lot. But when your beliefs work against you, you have to use willpower to overcome them. Some people are just brought up in this world internalizing the right beliefs and others aren't that fortunate.
I'm realizing that willpower can only get you so far before you crash. It's like fighting a battle every single day with your negative thoughts. But willpower is good and exercising it only makes a person stronger. However it is also important to realize that willpower alone for some people isn't strong enough to create permanent change.
It's like having a gate(willpower) that keeps people out(negative thoughts and habits) of a sanctuary(your mind). All day long those people are kicking, punching, and breaking through that gate. When that gate finally gives in, a flood of people swarm in. With no gate these people are free to do as they please and make an absolute mess. I believe this is why it's so hard to change a behavior because you aren't changing it, you are merely resisting it until that gate collapses and you relapse.
Thats my take on things anyway based on what has happened to me in the past when I tried to change a behavior. Your subconscious can't really differentiate between what your conscious mind considers right or wrong, it merely follows the instructions you provide it. You can tell yourself over and over that you are confident, but if your subconscious has internalized the belief that you aren't then its just a huge battle to see who gives in first.
