Beliefs control everything

Suzanne Mercier - Saturday, December 05, 2009

     Last week I talked about the limitations fear brings into our lives.  I ended that blog with the comment that we get what we ask for ... and what we believe we deserve.

     This week I want to talk about beliefs and how powerful they are. 

     Many years ago, I was fortunate to be told about the incredibly powerful work being conducted by Dr. Bruce Lipton, a cellular biologist specialising in muscular dystrophy.  He stated that only 5% of diseases are caused by genetics and the rest of them are diseases of belief.  He proved that the protein sheath that covers our DNA behaves and interacts in response to messages received from the brain and that our brain perceives and interprets "reality" according to what we believe to be true about the world around us.

     We have beliefs about many things - about other people, about situations and most importantly, about our identity.  when we experience Imposterhood, our beliefs about ourselves are quite distorted as we are unable to claim full responsibility for our successes.  We tend to believe that we are less intelligent than others or than others might think we are.  We believe if we can do something, anyone can do it and so we dismiss our talents and skills as not measuring up. 

     We put incredible power into those beliefs and they manifest in us living much smaller lives than we are capable of.  We stop ourselves from reaching out for opportunities, acknowledgeing and celebrating our successes, asking for the salary increase that should come with the increased responsibility, putting forward our great ideas.  We stop ourselves from dreaming big and we may search fruitlessly for more meaning in our lives.  Yet we can't find fulfillment if we deny who we are, the talents we have and the services we might provide to others.

Here's a thought for 2010.  What will happen if we turn the power of those beliefs that limit us into beliefs that support us?  What will happen if we stop beating up on ourselves and start to appreciate who we truly are?  What will happen if we allow ourselves to step up into the shoes that are waiting for us ... the shoes that are rightfully ours.  What will happen if, reflecting on the words of Marianne Williamson for Nelson Mandela, we decide to embrace our light, not our perceived inadequacy. 

     Now that sounds like a great start to the year!  What do you think?  I'd love to hear.

Thanks

Suzanne