Have You Ever Stopped To Question The Things You Think You Know?

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Have You Ever Stopped To Question The Things You Think You Know?

“A rule of thinking which would absolutely prevent me from acknowledging certain kinds of truth if those kinds of truth were really there, would be an irrational rule.” Bertrand Russell

I have this feeling that if I am rich and successful that somehow makes me a bad person. As if my being happy makes others sad.

This is obviously not true, so why do I believe it?

Whenever I think about what I want and the things I want to do in life I always shoot it down. When I start to think something good a little voice pops up in my head and tells me not to think this way.

When I think about making money it seems so far off. It’s possible, one day, but not now. But why not?

How does staying sad and poor help anyone?

It doesn’t.

For some reason, I think that I don’t deserve happiness when other people are living in terrible conditions. Again this doesn’t make sense, if I stay broke it doesn’t make other people rich, and if I get rich that doesn’t make other people poor.

If I know these thoughts aren’t real, why do I allow them to run my life? Why do I think being happy and successful makes me a bad person?

It doesn’t.

I’ve realized some of these mental hangups come from the rules I have put on myself. These thoughts that bring me back down are based on made-up rules that make no sense. So the easy answer is to get rid of the rules and allow myself to live.

Get rid of the rules

That’s the plan, but it’s easier said than done. I have to stop myself when these negative thoughts come up and remind myself they’re not real.

The next step is to evaluate the rules themselves. We all have these rules we’ve made for ourselves, or someone else put on us, but are they real?

If you don’t follow the rules you were given what happens?

People might get mad or something bad could happen. However, the chances are most of the rules we have for ourselves and our loves are completely arbitrary and have no real meaning or purpose.