self-fulfilling prophecy. 9. Beliefs are emotionally driven, which makes them extremely powerful. 10. Beliefs dictate how we react to our world, to others and to ourselves. * The good news is that, beliefs can be changed.* We are not born with limiting beliefs. Our beliefs are not written in stone. Since beliefs were created from our own perceived“ truths”, new empowering beliefs can be created, if they feel true to us. Your personal affirmations must be aligned with your new truths. The new affirmations when repeated frequently will begin to loosen the rigidity of the old limiting beliefs, which will eventually lose power and collapse. So let’ s go back to the earlier example of the affirmation“ Today is a happy day.” How could I re-write the affirmation, so as to feel the emotional truth behind the words? A more truthful affirmation for me would be;“ Today I choose to remain calm and flexible, to accept people and situations as they are, I can only change things which I have control over. I take full responsibility for my emotional wellbeing.” This feels true to me when I say the words out loud, so I know that I am emotionally congruent with this statement.
As I keep repeating this new empowering affirmation, my subconscious will accept this new idea as it feels true to me and eventually it becomes a new belief. This new belief empowers me to take responsibility of my own emotional wellbeing. A powerful new belief needs to have the very important“ emotional quotient” within it, which makes it true for me. So now when I find something to complain about, this new belief will kick in and allow me to look at things differently.
I become more mindful and respond to situations appropriately. I will no longer react habitually from my old pattern. My subconscious mind will now generate thoughts and feelings of remaining calm, and being in control. As I keep repeating this new pattern of behaviour, it will become automatic. This is true transformation.