
We all are products of our habits and our thoughts. Over the years we have come into routines in our lives. Experiences which we stored in our minds have become labeled and whenever a similar experience shows up we open the folder with the fitting label and add it to our collection. We are acting more and more like robots instead of human beings.

There may come moments when we feel that this robot existence is not fulfilling. We get discontent within our thinking structure. The feelings we get from it are becoming a prison. We start dreaming like “It would be so wonderful if I could only… but…”. We are so convinced that what we built up within our minds – no matter what made us building it up – is an unchangeable truth which keeps us from going for what we really want. We put all our dreams aside. We put joy aside. We put happiness aside.

What we forgot is that it was us who built up this thinking structure. It was our decision to repeat a thought in our heads until we believed it. It was us who believed what others told us about life and about ourselves. It was us who agreed. It is understandable that we take over thought pattern most of all when we heard things from people we trusted or when we were little and simply did not know it any better. But that doesn’t matter: WE agreed!

We trained ourselves in negative believing. Whatever happened in our life we automatically linked to the destructive “truth” we believed in: “Life is hard. Life is mean. Life is a competition. I am wrong. I am not smart enough. I am shy. I am too scared. I will fail.” What a pressure. And of course, after a while, many give in because it all feels much too overwhelming.

But remember, as I said, we trained ourselves to believe what we believe today. If we could train us this way, we can train us every way! What we believe is not a rule we have to follow. It is a decision. Why else would there be so many opinions in this world? Why would there be leaders, inventors, role models, and pioneers who successfully prove the opposite? Not because they are different but because they believe different. If you are not happy with what you believe about yourself, about life, about the world then there must be something wrong with that belief. Don’t accept it only because you were told so or because you have believed it for 20 years. None of it is a proof that this belief is a truth. The truth is what you make your truth!
I have not always been like this. I was shy, I was insecure, I was full of self-doubts and fears. Until the moment when I was facing the decision to either break down or break out. I chose the second one. I realized that what I think is my decision and I started practicing to think what I want to think. To think what makes me stronger instead of weaker. To think what brings me closer to my dreams. It was not easy in the beginning. But only after only few weeks I noticed that many changed thoughts already showed up reflexively. I kept it going and my changed perspective changed my inner world. I got happier, I started believing in myself (not talking me into anything but really believing), I faced my fears and noticed that they simply disappeared the closer I got to them.
Whatever you believe in today you can change. It is your life and your decision what you want to believe. Don’t let anybody tell you how your world is supposed to look like. It is your world and your home for the lifetime of your body. Decorate it, paint it, travel it, explore it, enjoy it! It is yours to create and the creation starts with a single thought!
In Love and Light
So true, Erika! Excuse the late revisit, and have a great day! Michael
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Such a wonderful and inspiring post, Erika. I am a firm believer that each human being is capable of changing for the better if only we choose the change with our hearts. Thank you for your affirmations, Angel Erika ❤ 🙂
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I definitely believe so too. We can change our thoughts, our attitudes, and therefore, our lives. Thank you very much for your lovelyness, Himali. Have a blessed day 💖
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You are an inspiration and I admire you!
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I am humbled by your words, Himali! Blessings your way 🙏💖
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Good one Erika! 🙂
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Thank you, Colin! Sorry, I have not been around a lot lately. How are you?
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Fine thanks Erika. I too have had to ease back on time spent here due to conflicting priorities … but a “time squeeze” offers so many opportunities which may otherwise be overlooked! 🙂
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Absolutely!! That’s what I realized too and choose not to miss the really important things in my life. The moments, no one can bring back. I am glad you are good, Colin 🙂
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What we think,.. we become! YES!
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That says it all! Thank you, Annette!
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Oh this is so good. Also choosing our responses to things that happen in our lives is important. Not to fall back into those negative thought patterns. Every day is a new chance to choose differently. I love this Erika. Good words of encouragement for a Monday. Happy week to you. Much love and hugs to you. 💕 Keep doing what you do. 💕
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Yes, exactly! What we send out is what we receive back. So however we react is spreads new seeds which will blossom for us. Let’s cut off the rotten petals and spread seeds of aromatic and colorful flowers. Thank you very much for stopping by, Michelle. Have a lovely day and much love to you too 😊💖
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You are so right on target! It is our decision to change our thought pattern and not just accept the robotic thinking and way of life.
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Thank you very much! time we can get so used to our thinking although it doesn’t fit our being anymore. That’s when we notice something has to change and it all starts with a single thought again.
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You’re welcome. I agree, when it fit anymore then it’s time to shift our thoughts in a new direction.
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Exactly!!
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Bravo! 👏
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Thank you, Gail!
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Great thinking Sis!
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Thank you, sis 😊
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