Beliefs continued

In working with my beliefs over the last 10 day, something has become apparent - I have a lot of them. There are many that I didn’t realise I had and many whose effect I didn’t think a lot of. There are also some beliefs that I realise are unhelpful, but I still have them and though I “know better” somehow believe them deep inside myself. Working with my beliefs has been an eye-opener and has a lot to do with where I find myself in life at this moment. Just awareness of them consciously and a simple affirmation in the opposite direction seems to have a strong effect.

Something that is also apparent is that they are just beliefs… models in my mind as to how things work or function. Often they are generalisations that don’t explain or represent 100% of the information. If I question any of them with rigour, I see their flaws or weaknesses. They are more opinions than facts.

As I read through social media and media in general, there are so many opinions. In fact most of the things I read, even if they are presented with statistics are simply opinions. Statistics are so easy to manipulate to ones view and even “facts” can be misrepresented depending on what one wants/chooses to believe. This is the kind of information that my beliefs (or those that I question) seem to associate with.

It is a long process to identify and evaluate the beliefs I hold. Yet even starting has been worthwhile. I seem to be developing a process to work with them quickly and efficiently, though it will still take a while to develop and become good at.