Post by STORMDANCER on Apr 29, 2012 0:14:07 GMT
Who are you? Who are you really? Think about it?.. Do you realise that your answer to that question is shaping your destiny? It is going to determine how you are going to respond to many situations in your life. Our beliefs definitely control our behaviour. So the beliefs you have about one person say a friend of yours will determine how you interact with that person.. A belief you have about a food will determine how you eat that food.. but that’s getting a bit basic I guess lol.
The beliefs you have about people in general are global beliefs and that will effect all kinds of relationships, and the beliefs that you have about yourself are the most potent beliefs of all. Not only the beliefs you have about what you are capable of but the beliefs you have about who you are. We all know it is not our capabilities that determine our behaviour.. capabilities are constant.. what we do is based on identity.
Here is an interesting story that shows what I mean by identity:
The story of the Fox and the Scorpion
What do you think this story means?
It represents one of the most potent forces in the human personality...and that is this:
One of our strongest needs within our personality is to make certain that our behaviour is consistent with our identity, even if the identity that we hold for ourselves is negative. What do I mean? Well there is a very big difference between feeling stupid, doing something stupid or knowing that you are stupid. Now that may sound semantic but it makes a huge difference in how you live your life.
We all feel stupid at times, we all do stupid things at times.. I am good at that!! lol But if you make the jump from feeling and doing something stupid in the moment, to believing you are stupid , that belief about who you are will colour every single behaviour you are involved with for the rest of your life. It defines you and it limits you. I think that the beliefs we have about who we are, our identity, creates the boundaries within which we live our lives.
Let me ask you the first question again...Who are you? Who are you really? There are so many ways in which we can define ourselves.. but how do you because the definition that you have of yourself is creating the boundaries again that you are living your life in.
What do you have a conviction about when you describe yourself?
Who do you feel certain you are?
Not what other people have said about you. Not what people expect from you. But in your Gut who are you?
Are you a leader or are you a follower?
Are you a person who makes a difference or are you a victim?
Are you someone who is constantly trying to figure how to grow or are you somebody who is constantly looking for an excuse?
Are you merely a collection of habit patterns or are you something deeper, something richer?
Are you merely your past or are you who you are defining now?
I would suggest to you that Right Now is a moment that you could begin to ask this question and really begin to get the answer. Stop for a second and really consider the question....WHO ARE YOU?
Ask yourself how do you define yourself.. we all want to be able to do this know how to define ourselves because we are all different and unique ..Otherwise you are no different than the person nxt to you. How would you have a sense of identity because identity is nothing but definition.
Peace and Love
Storm xxx
The beliefs you have about people in general are global beliefs and that will effect all kinds of relationships, and the beliefs that you have about yourself are the most potent beliefs of all. Not only the beliefs you have about what you are capable of but the beliefs you have about who you are. We all know it is not our capabilities that determine our behaviour.. capabilities are constant.. what we do is based on identity.
Here is an interesting story that shows what I mean by identity:
The story of the Fox and the Scorpion
What do you think this story means?
It represents one of the most potent forces in the human personality...and that is this:
One of our strongest needs within our personality is to make certain that our behaviour is consistent with our identity, even if the identity that we hold for ourselves is negative. What do I mean? Well there is a very big difference between feeling stupid, doing something stupid or knowing that you are stupid. Now that may sound semantic but it makes a huge difference in how you live your life.
We all feel stupid at times, we all do stupid things at times.. I am good at that!! lol But if you make the jump from feeling and doing something stupid in the moment, to believing you are stupid , that belief about who you are will colour every single behaviour you are involved with for the rest of your life. It defines you and it limits you. I think that the beliefs we have about who we are, our identity, creates the boundaries within which we live our lives.
Let me ask you the first question again...Who are you? Who are you really? There are so many ways in which we can define ourselves.. but how do you because the definition that you have of yourself is creating the boundaries again that you are living your life in.
What do you have a conviction about when you describe yourself?
Who do you feel certain you are?
Not what other people have said about you. Not what people expect from you. But in your Gut who are you?
Are you a leader or are you a follower?
Are you a person who makes a difference or are you a victim?
Are you someone who is constantly trying to figure how to grow or are you somebody who is constantly looking for an excuse?
Are you merely a collection of habit patterns or are you something deeper, something richer?
Are you merely your past or are you who you are defining now?
I would suggest to you that Right Now is a moment that you could begin to ask this question and really begin to get the answer. Stop for a second and really consider the question....WHO ARE YOU?
Ask yourself how do you define yourself.. we all want to be able to do this know how to define ourselves because we are all different and unique ..Otherwise you are no different than the person nxt to you. How would you have a sense of identity because identity is nothing but definition.
Peace and Love
Storm xxx
