subject: Why what you 'believe' will determine you health and success! [print this page] Why what you 'believe' will determine you health and success!
What you think matters... or more correctly, what you believe matters. What you believe determines what you think, and how you behave. Most people think their thoughts are their own. Fair assumption?
Most of what you believe, what forms your 'habits', do not arise from your conscious thinking brain. The brain you are aware of. Most come from your subconscious brain. The kicker is, most of the knowledge in your subconscious brain has been 'downloaded' when you were very young. The things you observed/heard/experienced when you were very young have shaped your view of yourself, and your world, today.
When you are very young you have different brain waves, and the part of your brain that is involved in learning is constantly 'on'. If this was not the case, you could not learn the substantial amount of knowledge you need to. At this time, you also do not have 'filters' on - you accept what you see/hear/experience to be true. As an adult, if you are told you are an idiot, you have filters that can rationalise this information. You can (providing you have not been conditioned to think this to be true) filter that statement and know it is incorrect. When you are a impressionable child, and this filter isn't switched on... Can you imagine the damage this can do?
Now, back to you today. Most of your habits, your thoughts, come from the information you downloaded as a child. Most of what you downloaded was from other people's input! So, the programming in your subconscious brain - the part of your brain that forms your habits and your beliefs, that really runs your life - is NOT from your making!
Why is this relevant to you, and your wellbeing?
You may make a choice consciously, say to lose weight. You will, invariably, find you need to rely on 'willpower' - the conscious brain's ability to override your subconscious brain for a time. But, if your subconscious brain has different views, you will not 'win' long term. You have, I'm sure, heard of self sabotage. These are harsh words, for your brain reverting to what it 'knows' to be true.
Unless you realise that most of the programs that are running you are not those your consciously downloaded, but that input from other people, you will find it very difficult to succeed. The subconscious brain is SO much bigger, SO much more powerful, than your conscious brain!
If you want to make real change in your life, you need to stop blaming yourself. You need to work to change your subconscious programming. This is the way to real change.
What you think does matter, but it's what your believe that determines what you think and so how you act.
