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A Kick in the Power of our Mind: Is there a ceiling to our beliefs, dreams and desires ?

Life Lessons for Daily Living No. 4


                 Each one of  us has been blessed with faculties, some  complete and sound, others with certain limitations. The conditions that we have, either will  make  the best of who or  what we are and on the opposite strand  the worst in us.  The choice depends on the individual as evident in the way he thinks or  perceives his life.
                Our belief system plays a crucial role in the molding of our personality as well as it will define the kind of road we will traverse. Either it will be a very smooth sailing travel in the course of our life or  it can also  be an exciting journey full of thrill and enthusiasm  to a road less travelled or  the usual  way wherein everybody  just passed  by.
                 An inborn child’s  mind as John Locke believe, is a blank slate. Day by day, it gradually accumulates  information  and  knowledge  about the world as the infant becomes  in touch  with  the essence of his existence.  It is in the accumulation of day to day experiences  that the “molding”  of  our belief  system  commence. Our exposure to varied stimulus in our immediate  environment  including  our  homes  with the significant people  slowly adds  an ounce  on the development  of  certain beliefs.
                 Thus, such beliefs might be anchored on a lot of  factors the individual is exposed to. The kind of  family relationships, the practices and norms we uphold defines our family culture depending on the kind of society we are intertwined. Which in effect  might directly and indirectly  affect  the formations of  our  beliefs in varied  “ shapes” as  well as  “forms”.  
                 The beliefs that you hold dearly in your mind, becomes the guiding principle as to how you live your day to day life. In this regard, your beliefs are  something that you uphold and perceive to be as true, significant and valuable to you. It might range from your personal philosophy in life, in all the things that  you perceive to be the right  thing to do. In essence, there might be a lot of factors which contributes to how such belief in something, in someone or  in an idea or concept, or a theory or state of  life  is being developed and deeply grounded  in the persons’  emotional, psychological, intellectual, social, spiritual and physical aspects.
                 The  mind has the power  to  limit  your  capacity and  it has also the power  to spark  your passion to achieve  beyond the power of your imagination.  Like what cognitive psychologists strongly upholds, our  body has the power to realize  whatever the mind can conceive.
                 Aaron Beck, a well-known proponent of the Cognitive Behavior Therapy, stressed the importance of  “ belief systems” and “ thinking “  in determining behaviour and feeling. Anchored on such concept and perspective, we cannot  deny the role of individual’s  view of themselves and their personal worlds as being central  to their behavioural reactions. Our thinking is basically at the central stage when we talk about what one basically adheres to.
                The individual perception of what goes on in his immediate environment through the power of his thoughts, will in effect  be reflected with the way he will respond. As the famous , the Secret and  the  Law  of Attraction proponents  adheres that, we attract  positive energies as we open our mind to the rich  possibilities and capacities. It is in the individual’s  disposal, if  he will be able to realize  his dreams  and goals in his lifetime.  The mind has the power to achieve what it  conceives of  and it has also the power to limit if that is what the individual  believe to happen. The way the person perceives  it  will come into reality.
                There is  power in our thoughts. As a practicing  educational  psychologists, my mind was shaped to think, to  go beyond what I can feel, beyond the attitude and behaviour . To see the meaning and beauty of every experience as well as focus on the lessons that I can deduce from every event that comes my way. Without me realizing, I am able to  give life  to what my mind has set for myself - the creative aspect of my being  as exemplified through my writing, talents, skills and competencies not only  as a person but  as a professional.
               As a unique being, our  dreams, wants,  desires  come  in different  shapes  and forms depending on our “ own “ set of  belief  system. The moment that my mind became capable to synthesize what goes  on  within the core of my being as everyday unfolds, in touch with the specific  age or  stage of life I am passing through, the development  or formation of my belief system  commence.
             What makes me happy, sad, lonely, fearful, anxious, excited, thrilled among other emotions  is uniquely within me as I tend to sense, process and internalize cognitively  every situation  that I am confronted  with. The power of  my mind defines my needs, wants, dreams  and my beliefs.
              Whatever it is that motivates me to achieve, to dream, is something that is very personal and uniquely  mine. Although in our socialization process, we were made to believe that  we live and exists for others. It is also  true  that we find meaning in life as we touch other lives  positively.
              At the end of the line, we are  the one’s  accountable  to whatever  might happen in our lifetime. The measure or  yardstick of success  is dependent on how the person  defines  success. We are the master of  our life,  our Creator has given us the freewill to be what we want to become and to make our life on Earth meaningful as well as  significant. We are the ones  who uniquely formulated  the “ ceiling “  to the essence of  our  being  and our existence.
              In reality, man has an insatiable  nature, what satisfies one might not satisfy the other. Our needs, wants and desires  are the product of  how our minds are “uniquely  wired”. It is in this wiring that makes  the significant  difference. There are times that we need to be content with what we have, with who we are and where we are, but  the  fact  that our  emotions  are fleeting, which is completely controlled  by the processing of  our mind, we sometimes fail to see the beauty of everything that is happening to us and we tend to “ crave”  for  more,  with what we “ still “  do not have.
               Sometimes, we tend  to use  the “ yardstick “ of  others  in  assessing  our own life. Which in effect at the end of the day, we might even feel bitter and vain, because  we are and will always be the lesser  or  weaker   person  compared to others.
              The mind has the power  to make and break us, depending on the way  our  inner self  desires  and permits  it to be. There are times that our “ distorted  beliefs”  which we ourselves  have formulated, creates  a big  role  in the way  we live  our lives. Individuals’ perceptions are often distorted and dysfunctional when they are distressed. Similarly, the individual has the power to solve his real-life  problems and he can in one way or another  modify his distorted  thinking as well as his dysfunctional behaviour and  its  distressing effect  through the power of  his  thoughts. It all started in the mind, and it is also the mind which can find  solutions to such occurrences.
               At the end of the day, in every life  experience, the key  is in changing the way we  think, and  trying to make amends with the power of  our minds  for our good and for the benefit of others. Our  creative and unique  self  has the right  to put a ceiling to our needs, wants, dreams, and the only  yardstick which we can use to gauge is our own uniquely  formatted  belief  systems as well as our own definition of  success.

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