Dey Dos Magazine January March 2014 | Page 23

Once the power of this insight hits you, there is freedom. Freedom to create life as you would love to live it! Now take 3 more minutes and do round 2: ! All the things you were about to put down but didn’t, for whatever reason.! "! Have a sober look at what you’ve written down. ! ! Do you really think it’s true? ! Not surprisingly at all, this isn't restricted to just animals. ! For years upon years in the world of running, everyone was told that it was impossible to run a 4 minute mile. In 'fact' a person would have a heart attack by simply attempting it. Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister broke that record and that 'fact' in 1954 when he ran the 1st ever 4 minute mile. Good for him that he focused on his training and not the 'fact!' In the years that followed there was a flurry of many others then doing the same and nowadays, it’s a common occurrence!! ! A simple exercise for you:! For a couple of seconds now, just sit back, take in a deep breath and let all the moments when you wrote off adventures, opportunities, new ways of being, expansion or growth simply because you were tied to a flimsy brown rope! ! ! Have you made some PCCs of your own? ! I certainly have/had. Limiting beliefs, safety blocks, defense mechanisms; call them as you may! ! "! Each of us carries certain deeply embedded beliefs about our possibilities in life. Rarely do we question them or examine them or consider how they might be influencing us. Our health, energy, happiness, accomplishments, and relationships may be adversely affected by PCCs. ! "! I invite you to take 5 minutes now, get present and make a list of the blocks you experience in various areas of your life. All the reasons you have as to why you can’t do this, that or the other. No filtering, no story making, just write them all down.! "! I mean, really? ! "! Who needs whom here? ! Who needs whom to keep on? ! Do you need these PCCs or do they need you? ! Can they be without you? ! And can you be without them? ! Who is the bigger power here? ! YOU, surely!! "! Once the power of this insight hits you, there is freedom. Freedom to create life as you would love to live it!! "! Ralph Waldo Emerson very rightly noted: ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! I’d love to hear how this process went for you, and to assist you with aspects if needed. Feel free to drop me a line!! “! What lies behind us and what lies before us, are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us! life design You can do a very similar experiment at home. Place a bunch of flies in a jar with a lid for a day or two. Open the lid then see what happens... only a few daring souls will even attempt an exit from the to