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The Power of Belief
April 23, 2009 | 1 Comment
You have to believe in yourself. ~ Sun Tzu ~ [Source]
The mind is a power tool that we are born with. One of the strong attributes that we have been born with is belief. Belief is either empowering or limiting. There isn’t any right or wrong. A simple example: You buy a meal from a stall after walking around for some time. When you place the meal in front of you finally, you tell yourself, “It doesn’t look good to eat.” Then, you start eating and it doesn’t taste good. Just like what you have said.
It is known as the placebo effect. What you think or expect to happen, happens. When the negative aspects happen, we feel awful. Reading the horoscope of the day can also have that kind of effect. If you have read the following horoscope for Aquarius in the morning:
What if you had read it in the evening after your day was over? Would it have been different?
Doubt has the same process too. It begins as a thought and slowly turns into fear. A strong belief that you can’t do something despite someone telling you that they have faith in you. You perceived something so negatively that you reject their faith.
The power of belief will either work positively or negatively.
It’s a funny thing about beliefs. Most of us are willing to scrutinize all aspects of ourselves — but we usually get super defensive if someone (even our self) questions our beliefs.
Why?
Because we assume our beliefs are “beyond question.” So they remain unquestioned, and usually just run right over any goal that goes against them.
Books About The Power of Belief
Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind ~ Joyce Meyer
Living Like You Mean It: Use the Wisdom and Power of Your Emotions to Get the Life You Really Want ~ Ronald J. Frederick
Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back ~ Josh Hamilton
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles ~ Bruce H. Lipton Ph.D.
Surprised by the Power of the Spirit ~ Jack S. Deere
The Energy of Belief: Psychology’s Power Tools to Focus Intention and Release Blocking Beliefs ~ Sheila Sidney, Ph.D. Bender
Discover the Power Within You: A Guide to the Unexplored Depths Within ~ Eric Butterworth
Exactly As I Am: Celebrated Women Share Candid Advice with Today’s Girls on What It Takes to Believe in Yourself ~ Shaun Robinson
This I Believe II: More Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women ~ Jay Allison
How does your belief work for you? Have you done anything to help yourself achieve something?
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