In another post on this blog, I had written about the difficulty of walking our talk, when what we are trying to do is inspire and encourage, and all that comes out is “Why can’t you just do it!”

So thank you for encouraging and inspiring me - and please keep doing so!

Hildy

Just a few thoughts…

First of all thank-you for being who you are, and all that you are creating through the context of your business. This article, as a launching point for this kind of Blog, is a testament to your insight and your vision.

I fully appreciate the sentiments in this article. You have shed light on not just a cornerstone, but a foundational issue that permeates our way of “being” across this industry/sector.

There is no doubt that releasing a belief that isn’t serving us, particularly one of this magnitude, is a/the first step…

Where I have to admit that I struggle though, personally and professionally, is with the words we continue to use to raise our awareness toward “getting there”.

For example, words like “getting rid of” a belief that isn’t serving us, or “how diligently we work at” creating a now that lives into the future…

Don’t get me wrong, I’m as much an advocate about identifying what isn’t working, as I am about cultivating a good strong focused work-ethic.

But even by virtue of using these words, they in themselves identify and perpetuate a scarcity belief that is in operation, which feeds on if not assists, the other belief.

So to continue the theme, and just to play devil’s advocate for a moment…

Why do we “have to get rid of” a belief that isn’t serving us?? Why can’t we just acknowledge it as something that just “is” vs. judging it, putting a negative value on it, and owning it? And then… how about just “releasing” it?

And then instead of “having to work hard” at creating a/the future that we want, “allowing” something new to “flow” in, and take it’s place?

It may seem like I’m being nit-picky over wording, but we as humans are a product of our language and our listening. Even the thought that I could be “nit-picky” about this, in and of itself, also reveals yet another belief… do you see what I mean? (wink!)

I guess where I’m going with all of this, is that until we are more gentle and graceful with ourselves, and how we have “been” in this industry, the intention and act of releasing and creating might in itself be seen as “impossible” just by virtue of the words we use to even raise our awareness about it.

You no doubt have seen a child who continues to hang on to a treasured toy, no matter how much he/she has outgrown it, how dirty it is, or how unhealthy hanging on to it has become to where they are now.

If you try to take that toy away by force, or by an unpleasant process, you might as well be trying with a crowbar. Until… that child sees the pony, and promptly drops the toy.

Our subconscious operates the same way. It’s done what it’s always done because that’s what we’ve asked it to do all these years. To ask it to do something different, to run a different neural pattern/pathway, runs counter to our intuition no matter how much we consciously rationalize the reasons why.

The shift only comes with ease when you work WITH how your mind works, and give yourself what you really want instead. Mike hit it on the head when he touched on “what do we really want?”

I would venture to say, that the process is a “both/and” not an “either/or”. Absolutely, let’s release what isn’t serving us, but until we identify something more appealing, and a process that can be way less hard and way more fun… well… you know where that goes.

Which is why I am so excited about the work you are doing.

I for one, am looking forward to the journey of learning from you, and working with you, because I believe the pony IS possible!

In Spirit,
Tracey Sisson
Licensed Belief Re-patterningTM Practitioner
Calgary, AB Canada

As for metaphysical vs. practical, there are some truths that are just truths, as you note. We in modern society have relegated the “spiritual” to the land of impractical, when really all the various aspects of inquiry - social, political, spiritual, scientific - they all answer the same questions. Why are we here? What is truth? How did we get here? How can we best live together? Isn’t it silly that such questions are seen as impractical, when really what else is there?

We work in the sector that has the chance to change the world - truly the epitome of the most human of our human potential. There was nothing impractical about putting someone on the moon or eliminating apartheid - it was factually possible, and it happened. The rest is in the details, yes, but the details start with agreeing it’s not “utopian” but instead possible and practically accomplishable.

As for books - is there a particular book, besides THAT book, that has been a life changer for you? (Or a particular strange video you might share with me for a Monday Rock Out? And that offer goes to everyone - send me a note at the “Contact Hildy” button if you find something whimsical, silly, and most of all with a good beat!)

Hildy

Enjoyed your post today. I’m sure I’ve been (am?) among the number who have let my beliefs hold me back. Heck, we’ve ALL done that at some time or another.

I’ve been reading a lot of interesting books lately, and there’s one, “You’ve Got To Read This Book,” which shares how certain books have inspired the reader and - in many cases - changed lives. One of the underlying themes of this tome is fundamentally the same as what you said in today’s blog post. For it to be so, we must first believe it to be so.

I tend to downplay the metaphysical, and look at things pretty pragmatically, but no matter how you slice it, this is a fairly basic concept that we all seem to forget about regularly. It’s kind of along the lines of the saying “Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right.” The power of the mind, attitude, positive thinking, whatever you want to label it, is an amazing thing.

The more we direct our conscious mental energy in a certain way, the more likely something will happen as a result. This isn’t rocket science or some other-worldly phenomenon as much as it’s forgetting to focus on what we truly want to achieve.

Okay, I’m officially stepping off the soapbox now. Kudos to you and the blog, which always offers something of value, or insight, or just strange videos .

Cheers!

Mike