Mindset

[creativesoul]

Mindset (shortened sorry, character limit is 2500 arrrgghh;))

Simple appreciation for the things you do have in your life already can change your current perspective dramatically. Isn't it true that you were once feeling happier, more fulfilled and in control? What's changed?

Life is largely subjective and we really live within our own minds. Allow me to elaborate. What if I were to tell you that you have never actually seen, smelled, tasted, touched, or heard anything? Ever.

Come again?

Your vision is nothing more than your brain making sense of light photons. Your eyes don't see, your brain does. Same goes for your other senses. It all happens in that awesome three pound lump of goodness inside your noggin, and that lives inside a box, in the dark! Pretty amazing right?

We attach meaning to every sensory input and we have direct control over those perceptions.


Each of us interprets things and then communicate our interpretations to others based on our own unique mental 'map' of what we perceive to be 'reality', which is a construct I'm the first place!
If you make the effort to choose your perceptions to something more helpful, you would immediately feel better and in more control, would you not? Think on this, it's truly profound.

Your life is made up of multiple experiences, some good, some not so good, but the choice of what you focus on consistently is ALWAYS YOURS. You always have the power to choose how you can look at things. A negative view will tend to return negative results because we get back what we put out ultimately. Therefore, why not choose to focus on all the things that are good, helpful, useful, inspiring, things that make you feel loved and appreciated, proud, happy, grateful etc. You are dealing with life from a position of strength....just like you used to, right?

You are and always have been master of your own destiny...ONCE YOU REALISE YOUR OWN POWER. The only person that can do that is, you guessed it...YOU!

So take heart - one simple shift can change everything for the better, once you see it for yourself. The key is to start small, with simple easy steps to rebuild your confidence and trust. Like a building, you do it brick by brick until you have a brand new structure. Always be gentle on yourself and expect to have setbacks - that's ok, that's normal, but just start again. And, once you do, before long you will be back to your old self:)

Best,
Grant

[EllieHock]

Hi Grant,

Just read through your post and I thought it was great. I am a big person for soul searching and learning how to be presented with "now". About a year ago I started to try and make some big changes to my life. Changes that I am still struggling to stick to all the time but I am getting there and havent given up yet. I never thought of it as rebuilding confidence and trust in myself because after I read that I really feel like that is what I need to do. Learn how to trust myself again! I am harsh on myself with setbacks but reading that has given me some more in depth things to think about.

Thanks for the wise words!!