Beliefs that we hold in our conscious or unconscious minds can limit our success and happiness. We can free ourselves from these beliefs through energy techniques such as Emotional Freedom Therapy (EFT), but we have to know what they are before we can let them go.
Being aware of your situation and what you are feeling is a first step toward identifying your limiting beliefs. Ask yourself how you are feeling, what is going on inside. Check in with yourself to see if any memories are coming up. Is something not feeling good? Identify your level of pain on a scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being wonderful. Think about what it is that is stopping you from being at 10. Maybe you're feeling something in your body; maybe you're remembering a fight with your mother. Whatever it is, when you put your finger on it you can clear the negative emotion that is getting in your way.
Many people get a physical sensation when they experience their limiting beliefs. The feelings can provide an opportunity to clear the negative beliefs without knowing exactly what they are. Here's an analogy: If you are taking out the garbage you can rid your home of the trash without opening the bags and identifying exactly what is in each bag. Like this trash, sometimes we can rid ourselves of our limiting beliefs without knowing precisely what they are and where they came from.
Sometimes, though, you must root through all your limiting beliefs to thoroughly rid yourself of them. How deep and detailed you need to go depends on your individual circumstances.
Beliefs about Money and Self
Money and self are two major areas of beliefs that limit many people. Folks sabotage their abundance with thoughts that money is the root of evil or that rich people are greedy. Most of us have as much money as we believe we should have. What would happen, you might ask, if you had money that goes beyond what you currently believe you should have?
It's similar with limiting beliefs about ourselves. We tell ourselves that we are not worthy, not deserving, not good enough. And so, when we have opportunities to go beyond our limits, we stop ourselves because we don't believe we deserve the abundance. We may not be aware that we are making decisions that limit our wealth and happiness, because these may be unconscious beliefs.
Clearing Limiting Beliefs
When people clear themselves of their limiting beliefs they are able to make the shifts needed to succeed, to stop the self-sabotage. How do you know if you have cleared limiting beliefs? You may notice shifts-- you feel better about your finances or yourself or whatever it is you are working on. You may experience things going better for you; maybe more money is coming in or you're more successful in other ways.
Once you are aware of these beliefs you can start to peel them back in layers, like you're peeling an onion. At times you may need to clear one issue at a time; at other times you may experience a breakthrough on one issue that causes a clearing of lots of limiting beliefs.
Identifying your limiting beliefs and letting them go will move you closer to having a prosperous and abundant life, a life lived at 10. - 31877
Being aware of your situation and what you are feeling is a first step toward identifying your limiting beliefs. Ask yourself how you are feeling, what is going on inside. Check in with yourself to see if any memories are coming up. Is something not feeling good? Identify your level of pain on a scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being wonderful. Think about what it is that is stopping you from being at 10. Maybe you're feeling something in your body; maybe you're remembering a fight with your mother. Whatever it is, when you put your finger on it you can clear the negative emotion that is getting in your way.
Many people get a physical sensation when they experience their limiting beliefs. The feelings can provide an opportunity to clear the negative beliefs without knowing exactly what they are. Here's an analogy: If you are taking out the garbage you can rid your home of the trash without opening the bags and identifying exactly what is in each bag. Like this trash, sometimes we can rid ourselves of our limiting beliefs without knowing precisely what they are and where they came from.
Sometimes, though, you must root through all your limiting beliefs to thoroughly rid yourself of them. How deep and detailed you need to go depends on your individual circumstances.
Beliefs about Money and Self
Money and self are two major areas of beliefs that limit many people. Folks sabotage their abundance with thoughts that money is the root of evil or that rich people are greedy. Most of us have as much money as we believe we should have. What would happen, you might ask, if you had money that goes beyond what you currently believe you should have?
It's similar with limiting beliefs about ourselves. We tell ourselves that we are not worthy, not deserving, not good enough. And so, when we have opportunities to go beyond our limits, we stop ourselves because we don't believe we deserve the abundance. We may not be aware that we are making decisions that limit our wealth and happiness, because these may be unconscious beliefs.
Clearing Limiting Beliefs
When people clear themselves of their limiting beliefs they are able to make the shifts needed to succeed, to stop the self-sabotage. How do you know if you have cleared limiting beliefs? You may notice shifts-- you feel better about your finances or yourself or whatever it is you are working on. You may experience things going better for you; maybe more money is coming in or you're more successful in other ways.
Once you are aware of these beliefs you can start to peel them back in layers, like you're peeling an onion. At times you may need to clear one issue at a time; at other times you may experience a breakthrough on one issue that causes a clearing of lots of limiting beliefs.
Identifying your limiting beliefs and letting them go will move you closer to having a prosperous and abundant life, a life lived at 10. - 31877
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