Divorce Your Thoughts If They No Longer Serve You!

Most of us married our beliefs so long ago, we can't even remember how we met in the first place. As infants, our self-esteem was at an all-time high! We crawled around as little tykes totally oblivious to what others thought of our thunder thighs, cellulite, or pudgy tummies. When our needs weren't met, we didn't stop to ask what was wrong with us. We just screamed louder until we got the attention we deserved. When other babies grabbed our toys, we just grabbed them back without wondering what we did to deserve such nasty treatment. We knew we were just fine as we were. Learning to walk, we fell down many times. Never seeing it as a sign of failure or incompetence, we just kept trying over and over again.

Somewhere along the line, we were introduced to a variety of thoughts based on our own interpretations of the world, the opinions of others, and our life experiences. We even started hanging out with some of these thoughts over and over again. "I'm not good enough! " "People won't like me if I disappoint them." "I'm a poor athlete." "I'm bad at math." "Something's wrong with me." "I'll never amount to anything." "Men can't be trusted." "Women are weak." "If I fail at something, I'm a failure." If we hung out with them often enough, they eventually became beliefs; and we ultimately felt married to them.

When we hold on to beliefs that are not true and no longer serve us, we continually press the pause button on our lives. In order to divorce beliefs that no longer serve to enhance our lives, we need to:

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  recognize that thoughts lie.


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  acknowledge that there will always be thoughts available to support any belief - whether positive or negative.


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  understand that what we pay attention to matters.



• know that we, and we alone, choose, interpret, and arrange our thoughts to back up our beliefs.


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  start hanging out with new, improved beliefs on a regular basis.

(adapted from the ebook "Five Great Tips for Loving the Life You Live and Living the Life You Love" by Holly Cox)

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Copyright © 2008 by Holly A. Cox, L.C.P.C., C.D.C.®