What beliefs do you want to change?

Many of the spiritual teachers that I follow have been talking a lot this year about how powerful our ability to manifest has become and how much more rapidly we can create things in our lives by what we think, feel and believe.

They say that if you want to know what the beliefs are that you hold, consciously or subconsciously, all you have to do is look at your life and see what's there.  Everything in your life is somehow connected to what you believe.  It is as if our lives are like a mirror being held up to us, showing us what we really believe.

For instance, if you notice that everything is a struggle for you, chances are you hold a believe that we are supposed to struggle in life.  If you notice that good things are happening in other people's lives, but not in your own, you may hold a belief that good things only happen to other people.  Conversely, if things come to you easily and you always have everything you need, you probably hold that belief . . . that life is easy and that you will always have everything you need.

The good news is that it is never too late to change a belief.  We can change our beliefs any time we want and we are free to believe anything we want to believe.  The energy on the planet right now is nudging us strongly in that direction . . . to take a look at our beliefs and figure out which ones are serving us and which ones are not . . . and then to change the ones that are not.

Since most of our beliefs were formed in childhood, we can often find the clues to where we formed beliefs by going back to our childhood . . . not to relive it or re-experience it . . . just to observe where we might have learned something.  From there, by showing ourselves a little kindness, acknowledging why we might have learned to believe something but also acknowledging what we want to believe instead, we can start to shift our lives. Sometimes, it's enough to just observe the belief, without having to know exactly why we formed it.  The important part is knowing if it's a belief you want to keep or a belief you want to change.

I used to hold a belief that I would always have to do everything alone, that I would never receive the support I needed from others.  That belief was reflected again and again as I struggled by myself to weather life's storms, always wondering why I had to get through it all by myself.  When I finally decided I didn't want to believe I had to do everything alone anymore, it was astounding how much things shifted in my life, how many people stepped forward, in big ways and small ways, to make sure I knew I wasn't alone.  I am grateful all the time that I finally challenged that belief, because life is so much sweeter when you can feel the support of those around you.

So, what is your life telling you about your beliefs?  and how many of those beliefs would you like to change?  You can change any belief you want and the exciting thing is that the energy has never been more powerful or more supportive to help us make those changes.