Limiting beliefs; Belief does NOT mean FACT.

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Ok lets be very clear about this, a ‘belief’ doesn’t mean it’s a fact – it’s actually only your perception of the truth and this can be changed, with some work.

One great example of this is our pre-programmed beliefs about money – most of us have inherited negative beliefs or bad vibes about money and this really sticks with us, even if we don’t fully know where these thoughts or feelings originally came from.

The main problem with erasing Limiting Beliefs is actually getting to the bottom of them! The subconscious mind is very tricky to delve into as it doesn’t ‘think’ like our conscious mind does – ie we cannot hear it.

However, it can be done and my suggestion is that you work on one subject at a time.

Try this;

Think of an area of your life that you are not fully happy with – for example if you always seem to be short of money or in debt.

Get an A4 sheet of paper and write ‘money’ in the centre. Think about how you honestly feel about money – how much you earn, how much you WANT to earn, how much you believe you are capable of earning are a few things that you could start with. Take a few minutes to think about your financial situation and write down every single thought that comes up around the subject of money. However silly it seems, write it down.

Now go back to your childhood…think about what your life was like back then, especially connected to money situations. Did you grow up with a lack of money, did your parents argue about money, did you ever get the impression that money was bad or only ‘rich’ people ever had enough money. Write it all down.

Now go either go into your wallet and take out some cash (not plastic, it has to be actual cash).

Alternatively, you could get a picture of a pile of cash from the internet.

Look at the cash (or at the photo) and just take a few minutes to really think about how it makes you feel. Do you feel good or does it make you feel weird, bad or unhappy etc.

My story; I always had suspicions that I had limiting beliefs about money, but it was a real eye opener when I did this exercise and realised that I actually had some very negative vibes about money – which actually related to things in my childhood such as my parents arguing about the LACK of money, but my childhood brain just picked up that money = arguing, and therefore money must be bad. Go figure!

Once I found out what my limiting beliefs were, I could then start working on retraining my brain.

There are numerous ways to do this including EFT, Hypnotherapy, subliminal messages or even affirmations (for example Vision Boards are a fantastic way to get positive messages into the subconscious mind).

Just because you cannot hear your limiting beliefs, doesn’t mean they are not causing you problems. Don’t ignore them any longer, find out how to erase them and retrain your brain and finally get to live the life that you truly want and deserve.

Are you suffering with limiting beliefs? Find out how Healing That Feeling can help you.

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I would really love to hear your comments, thoughts, stories or questions about Limiting Beliefs. Did you overcome yours or are you still fighting your inner demons? Feel free to add a comment below, but please use your real name and NO SPAM!