Will you be the interpretor,or the interpretation?
We assign meanings to events that are meaningless. Read that over a couple of times, it’s one of the “huh?” statements. What does that mean? Follow me here, I’m on to something.
YOU ARE NOT YOUR BELIEFS. YOU ARE THE CREATOR OF YOUR BELIEFS. That is probably one of the most empowering statements I have ever heard.
To really understand this, let’s take the example of an exchange between two people. One person says something to the other and criticizes that person. What typically happens is that person becomes defensive. Why is that? It is simply because at some level, the person being criticized has decided that there is some merit to what the other person is saying, or simply may have a fear that there is some truth to the statement. You have assigned a meaning to the event. What if you assigned a different meaning to the event. Let’s say that you looked at the person criticizing you, and just decided they must be on the attack because they were having a bad day, or perhaps something happened to them that made them angry and they took it out on you. Did you see that just by assigning a different meaning to the event altered it’s meaning? Do you see that when we decide that an event has a meaning, it had no meaning prior to you giving it one?
YOU ARE THE CREATOR…. meaning is in your mind. YOUR MIND. Not already out in the world. This understanding can be life changing when you truly get it, and then realize the wonderful power you already have in you to create the world you want. Hold yourself accountable for what you have interpreted to be the truth about you, and when you do you can literally unlock the door to your own personal power. Our beliefs are based on the evaluation of something, and we always have the ability to reevaluate something that can create a different belief. The thing that I have learned is that so often we take on beliefs of ourselves that are negative and critical. Why in the world would we consciously choose to do this, when we have the ability to create any belief we want about yourself. That is just absolutely crazy. I believe that we are our own worst enemies at times. I want you to make a decision today to be very aware of this, stop and reevaluate something, make a practice of it. Think of it like planting seeds in a garden. Be very choosy over the types of seeds that you plant, because you want your garden to be beautiful and flourish. Not full of weeds.
This is the best gift you can give yourself, you are worth it. You are amazing. You are the only one exactly like you. That alone makes it worth the effort. We have a choice everday as to how to behave, and what we focus on. What is your focus today?
