The words we use carry inherited beliefs we rarely question. Ideas about money, worth, security, success, and possibility shape our internal dialogue, influencing how we see ourselves and what we believe we can achieve. Listen closely. Whose story are you repeating?
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There is energy in our spoken words, just as there is in our thoughts, imagination, and intentions.
Ideas, paradigms, and belief systems are carried forward, generation after generation. Thankfully, every generation has those who question why things are the way they are, and what came before to make them so.
Sometimes ignorance is obvious. Other times, distortions of reality are so deeply embedded that we simply can’t comprehend how anyone could question something that’s always been that way, and accepted as such.
As children grow into their personalities and form their identities, they begin questioning their parents or guardians, especially as those once-infallible figures reveal themselves to be not only fallible, but flawed. How we respond depends, in part, on how we were raised. If fear and manipulation were the prevailing tools, we may cower, hide, and avoid conflict. We internalize pain, doubts, and inherited beliefs. Or we may act out, or simply resolve to leave as soon as possible. The concepts of heroes and villains are relative, yet at some point we must trust ourselves to know the difference. Remaining in volatile and untenable situations serves no one in the long run.
If raised with compassion, empathy, presence, and a relatively safe space in which to discover and express our truth, we may walk with a different kind of posture, attitude, and grace. But “safe” doesn’t mean life is without injury, pain, or suffering. It speaks to a broader principle of acceptance, patience, maturity, and protection: a fair-minded atmosphere that fosters character development and spiritual liberation, rather than padding every wall or obscuring everything dark and evil about this earthly place.
It’s up to all of us, here and now, in this generation, to consciously move this paradigm in a less destructive, more elevated direction, one closer to the soul than anything we’ve managed so far. That said, this is the only life I know I’ve lived, so “closer” is purely subjective. It could all be operating exactly as designed.
Regardless, I’m speaking to the underlying dysfunction and self-imposed limitations in how we create our reality. At some point, we must question the things that spill out of our mouths or cross our conscious minds. Where did they come from? Why do we cling to them?
As with anything that touches our core selves, once the thread is pulled, much will be exposed. This is how we begin addressing what lies quietly in our subconscious minds yet loudly dictates our day-to-day being, doing, and having.
Sometimes, when truth comes to light, our first reflex is to protect the very things we’ve identified with for much of our lives, defending our own propensity for self-sabotage.
Sometimes, we simply have to recognize that it’s time to let go.
Life, eh?
A penny saved.
It builds character.
I need the money.
I need any clients I can get.
I need to say yes to every opportunity.
I need to win the lottery.
I’ll never afford it.
I’m always chasing money.
Everything is a struggle.
God has a plan.
The global elite are always working against us.
Money is evil.
Money is number one.
I’m not worthy of love if I don’t earn enough.
I can’t offer stability or security for my partner.
I wish I could.
One day, I’ll have enough saved to enjoy life.
You can’t trust the banks.
The wealthy are all crooks.
You can’t trust rich people.
Yeah, who’d they screw over to make their millions?
The law favors those who can afford good lawyers.
My ideas aren’t worth anything.
All the good ideas are taken.
I hate paying taxes.
Everything costs so much.
Money has no real value.
I can’t catch a break… ever.
Right now, you’re feeling the effects of some, possibly many, of those statements. What if none of them are true? You have the opportunity to reclaim your creative, authentic, sacred, awake, and aware self.
Become aware of where you may be bleeding away life’s gifts and limitless potential.
You are more.
You are enough.
You lack nothing
Written by Trance Blackman. Originally published on tranceblackman.com on 02 July 2017.
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