Friend - why bother?
November 18th, 2005 at 1:17 amDear Friend Welcome to another issue of Emotional Times. You are
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Here's an article I just wrote on why it's important to consider
learning the principles of reality creation: What Exactly Does
Reality Creation Mean? And why should I care? I've got kids to feed
and a job to go to. I'm too busy living my life to worry about
reality creation. I've got too many problems to think about some
airy-fairy concept that probably doesn't make any difference
anyway. Let me deal with this depression, this anxiety; let me deal
with my stress - then I'll worry about reality creation. But what
if you're using your depression to create your reality? What if
you're building a life based upon the anxiety you feel? Then what?
And another question to ask yourself - How are you going to get rid
of your problems - once and for all - if you DON'T use the
principles and practices of reality creation? I'm sure you already
know - whatever you focus on expands. You only have to look at your
life to know that's true. Focus mostly on your depressing problems
and you'll surely end up with more depressing problems. We get what
we think about the most. Of course there's much more to reality
creation than to just 'think and grow rich', but it's a good place
to start. Yet so often we get into a rut by thinking the same
thoughts over and over. Likewise, by feeling the same feelings over
and over. In addition to thoughts and feelings, beliefs stand as a
third raw material we use to create what happens to us. While our
own thoughts and feelings can put us in a rut, beliefs can
absolutely cement us to the floor. Or so it seems. We treat our
beliefs like they're made of concrete; immutable laws of the
universe, written in stone. Stern. Rigid. Unyielding.
Unquestionable. While our thoughts and feelings can lock us in the
county jail - our beliefs can sentence us to a lifetime in Alcatraz
prison. With no possible means of escape. No wonder we have so many
depressing problems! Beliefs, along with patterns of thoughts and
feelings, usually become 'set in stone' by the age of five or six.
From that point on, many live out their lives from the perspective
of a child. Life often seems terrifying to a small child. Beliefs
can be heavy and limiting. Patterns of thoughts and feelings can be
painful and despairing. And it's the easiest thing in the world to
keep those childhood beliefs and patterns intact for the rest of
your life. Rather than consciously replacing those beliefs and
patterns, we usually just add to them. As we change, and as the
world changes around us, we adapt our childhood perspective to fit
in as grown-ups. Not by replacing the old stuff, but by simply
making minor adjustments to it. As a way to make sense of a
grown-up world. Underneath it all lies a foundation of childhood
beliefs along with childhood patterns of thoughts and feelings. So
that no matter how much we sing and dance - it's all done upon the
stage of a frightened little child. That's why it's so important to
learn the techniques of reality creation. Building more structures
on top of a shaky foundation does not produce a better life.
Replacing the child's stage with the foundation of an adult does.
Once you're on solid ground, it's much easier to build the life you
want. *** http://www.emotional-times.com/blog.html (For a list of
emotions.) http://www.forgive-yourself.com (To forgive yourself.)
http://www.join-the-fun.com/bookletter.html (How To Create Your Own
Reality.) all the best, Mark brought to you by Mark Ivar Myhre The
Emotional Healing Wizard fiercely slaying your emotional dragons!