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Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy
Welcome to Day 124 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.
This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom.
Your Beliefs Create Your Reality (1)
Thank you for joining us for our 7 day a week, 7 minutes of wisdom podcast. This is Day 124 of our Trek. Yesterday we discovered how our beliefs affect our decisions which affect our outcomes. We are going to expand this subject over the next few days and explore how your beliefs actually create your reality. This is why it is so crucial to make sure that your belief system is on a solid foundation. If you have any of your own observations, comments, or questions as we share time together on our daily trek, please share them in the comment section of our daily journal pages.
We are recording our podcast from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio, and this morning I was able to finish coating the woodwork in the dining room. I will put the first coat of polyurethane on the floor tomorrow, so by Saturday morning, I should be able to get the second coat applied. After that, we will allow it to dry over the next couple of weeks while we are in Charlotte before moving the furniture back into the room.
Our client workload continues to keep us busy, and it always seems to be a bit of a balancing act to cover the various and different demands of each client. I do have to admit that at times we feel like the proverbial plate spinner in the circus making sure that we keep all of the plates spinning without them crashing. Since we do the work remotely, it does allow us to work the hours needed to make sure we accomplish it all.
As we prepare for our Trek and the dangers that we may face today, we discuss the concern about depth perception on narrow trails that are strewn with loose rocks. This is a particular concern on downhill slopes where a misstep could send us tumbling down the trail or worse yet over a cliff. As we think of this, I am reminded that our perception is our reality in our trek of life.
Perceptions come from your beliefs; therefore, what you believe becomes your reality. As we trek today I want to ask you, “What if some of your beliefs about yourself and your worldview are not true?” What if you have self-limiting beliefs about your world that are restricting you from fulfilling your God-given potential?
We all have the imposter syndrome to some extent. Imposter syndrome can be defined as a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evident or potential success. Let us not confuse this success with material wealth; that is only one minor measure of a successful life. As we discovered on yesterday’s trek, what we allow to go into our mind impacts our beliefs.
One of my virtual mentors put it this way, “You are what you are and you are where you are because of what has gone into your mind. You change what you are and you change where you are by changing what goes into your mind.”
Remember Proverbs 4:23, “Above all else, guard your heart/mind, for everything you do flows from it.”
Since your beliefs are your reality, you need to make sure that your beliefs are based on truth. You need to make sure what you think about each day is based on Philippians 4:8, “And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.”
Even those individuals who may not be coming from a Biblical position understand the importance of what we allow in our minds such as:
- “Whatever your mind can conceive and can believe, it can achieve,” Napoleon Hill.
- “Whatever we think about and thank about we bring about,” John Demartini.
- “Whether you think you can or can’t either way you are right,” Henry Ford.
Those are great quotes for sure, but have you ever wondered how your beliefs actually create your reality? Do you think there is a logical explanation for this phenomenon, or is it some kind of secret cosmic mystery?
If you cherish your cosmic mysteries, then this might be a good place to stop reading. Why? Because I like logical explanations, and that’s where we are headed.
It all starts with…
Part 1: What We Believe to Be True
Your personal beliefs play a huge role in how you view your own life. Your estimation of your successes and failures will depend entirely on the framework of your personal beliefs. Your beliefs provide a structured process through which you evaluate everything in your life.
You develop your personal beliefs about reality based on how you interpret the world around you according to your observations and experiences. There are two major components or aspects that contribute to your personal beliefs, an emotional component and a logical component.
1. Beliefs are the blending of logic and emotions.
In some cases, a belief starts out much like a theory. Assumptions are made based on logical observations and deductions. In other cases, a new belief grows out of an emotional viewpoint that seems to be supported by logic.
It’s the blending of these two major components that form the basic structure of your personal beliefs. Through the window of these beliefs, we try to make sense out of the things going on around us. We also use them to form assumptions about probable future results.
2. Beliefs are accepted as facts.
Once established, beliefs are accepted as fact and are rarely subject to scrutiny. They become our “personal operating system.” Much like the operating system on your computer, your beliefs control how you sort and file every bit of input data.
Everything you see, experience, think, and feel is adjusted to fit with your beliefs. In other words, your version of reality is a creation of your beliefs. Your personal operating system disassembles and reassembles all input data to conform to what you believe.
3. Beliefs become a subconscious process.
Many of your beliefs were established in childhood and have outlived their usefulness while others are leftovers from situations and circumstances that are no longer relevant. Why is this important?
Well, imagine trying to run your current software on an ancient version of windows or some other obsolete operating system. The results would not be very satisfying. The same could be said of obsolete belief systems that are still influencing how you evaluate everything in your lives.
4. Beliefs need to be upgraded.
As you learn and grow, many of your former beliefs will no longer serve you. They will have outlived their usefulness. Later in this series, we will look at some effective techniques for consciously upgrading your beliefs.
Before we get to that, though, it’s important to understand how your beliefs impact your current perspective. That’s what we will look at on our trek tomorrow as we discuss your internal map of reality.
A question I would like to ask you today is “What role do you feel beliefs play in your reality?” If you would like to leave a comment about this, please do so on today’s journal.
Our start down the trail of reality today leaves us some thoughts to ponder, so join us tomorrow for another day of our Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy as we study your internal map of reality.
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As we take this Trek together, let us always:
- Live Abundantly (Fully)
- Love Unconditionally
- Listen Intentionally
- Learn Continuously
- Lend to others Generously
- Lead with Integrity
- Leave a Living Legacy Each Day
This is Guthrie Chamberlain reminding you to Keep Moving Forward, Enjoy Your Journey, and Create a Great Day Every Day! See you tomorrow!