What Can I Let Go Of to Allow it To Be Easy?

Remove limiting beliefs by living in the future.

What is a limiting belief? To me, it’s something I subconsciously trained myself to believe as truth, even with no real evidence or reason behind the thought.

Oftentimes, limiting beliefs are processed over a long period of time, after repetition from myself and others. When people believe they are not smart enough, capable of starting a business, attractive enough to have a lover, and so on, these beliefs influence important aspects of life.

These rigid thought systems don’t usually come to fruition overnight, but we rarely notice when or how we form them.

People are more easily influenced by others than they care to realize and take control of. Many will claim that they don’t care about what others think, yet they unwillingly accept others' negative claims and opinions about them as completely accurate.

Discovering Your Limiting Beliefs

In talking through past traumas and stale lifestyle habits in therapy for over a year now, I have uncovered issues that I didn’t know existed. As someone who greatly values self-improvement, I still find “flaws” with myself every day, as I try to rewire my subconscious mind and “fix” my own personal limiting beliefs.

Sometimes these beliefs show themselves to me in strange ways. Like when I look at my body after bathing and grab the parts of me I don’t like with a face I hold in contempt. Or when I inform other people that I am really bad at directions and that it’s embarrassing so I will leave the navigating to them.

When we get into the habit of putting ourselves down just so we can beat others to it, it’s time to reevaluate our self-worth and what in particular is potentially triggering all of this deep-seated self-doubt.

Your Beliefs Can Be Constructive or Destructive

Negative thinking is more powerful than the average person may realize. The thoughts we think today are very similar to yesterday’s thoughts — people don’t change overnight nor actively decide they want to.

And even when we decide to begin monitoring our thoughts and be more positive, it’s simply not possible to control or even be aware of every single thought that we have. We are creating a signal on a daily basis that’s either going to work against us or for us.

Coping with daily stressors, depression, and anxiety can feel impossible to manage, and often these feelings of lack and feeling sorry for oneself, among other low-vibrational thoughts and energies.

The Cycle of Manifestation

Our life is a reflection of the most prominent thoughts we think. It’s a cycle. Maintain good health, a positive outlook, and low levels of stress, and you are in a position where you can potentially manifest what you want and continuously work on raising your vibration towards enlightenment.

When we feel bad, our thoughts begin to take over our minds, (even the ones that are not true.) Before long, the repetition and intensity of these thoughts day after day will transform into beliefs we accept as true. They transform into limiting beliefs that prevent us from living the best life we possibly can.

Our subconscious mind controls up to 95% of our life

(without us even realizing it.) As humans, we’re naturally wired to experience a wide variety of emotions, but we often have the tendency to blame our negative emotions on outside circumstances, falling victim and losing control.

Yes, it’s typical for a person to get angry when stuck behind a bad driver or triggered by various inconveniences of life, but just because something is considered a “normal” reaction doesn’t make it ideal.

Joe Dispenza, renowned Doctor of Chiropractic, NY Times Best Selling Author, plus more describes this phenomenon as “falling victim” to outside circumstances, events, and people.

We basically permit outside forces to cause a shift in our energy. Our happiness and contentment is placed on other people. If and when things don’t go our way, we get easily disturbed.

Be a Creator and Not a Victim

It’s easier said than done, but it can be done and maintained with work. Building new habits take time, and when we put in the work to improve our quality of life, it’s always worth the effort.

When you maintain a modified state of mind and body to reflect the ease of intentional manifestation through choosing peace and happiness, life transforms.

Many people claim they want to change their lifestyle and mindset to reflect a healthier one, but never seem to have the time to do it. It is more often than not that a sense of urgent change is triggered when people are finding ways to deal with sickness, grief, loss, disease, diagnoses, etc.

Life in the Future

How can you get out of living in the past and living in the future instead? You might be thinking this sounds contradictory or off-putting, and expect me to say that living in the present moment is the key to all happiness and enlightenment.

I believe intentional living and enjoying moment to moment is absolutely paramount to creating a good life. Though, I am also a huge believer in future planning or segment-intending.

Segment Intending is a phenomenon coined by Esther Hicks, American channeler, inspirational speaker, and law of attraction author. It is when you take the time to actively plan your day in advance and imagine it in a way that your day goes exactly how you want it. The definition of segment intending is intentional focused creation in segments.

My Daily Segment Intention-Driving

It’s easier and often more effective when you do this with smaller activities. This way, you can be more detailed and imagine everything just as you would like it.

I often do segment intending before driving to work, imagining a smooth and safe ride with no traffic, the best songs on the radio, and so on. Sometimes I’ll thank the Universe for surrounding me with excellent, competent drivers, and imagine myself feeling very calm and content as I drive.

The reason I do this is because I had road rage in the past, and would literally get sick over it. When I first learned how to drive, I would experience palpitations and even rage.

This lasted for many years, and some aspects of it still linger despite my best efforts. I would curse at people, “bully” others on the road and more, and one time my behaviors led to someone following me home!

In my opinion, segment intending and letting go of limiting beliefs work hand in hand. When used effectively, they can both be useful for improving one’s quality of life.

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