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Our lives are governed by our beliefs. Many of them, we may believe to be the truth. Often times these beliefs, can have the potential to create happiness or unhappiness in our lives and the world around us. Two people with the exactly same set of circumstances and conditions, can have a completely different experience, because of the beliefs they hold.
The beliefs which we choose to believe are rarely an absolute truth. Beliefs are usually a relative truth. At times they can feel like they are actually the truth, because of the evidence we have created about them from our lives. This evidence can evolve from the media, society, people around us, personal experience, parents, teachers and religion.
Our level of happiness can be significantly impacted by the beliefs we choose to adopt in our lives. If for example, we believe a belief to be the truth such as, “life is hard”, this can pave the way to creating more unhappiness. By having unhappy generating beliefs, we can feel more dis-empowered and feel like a victim.
We maybe also less likely to take action to change our situation, if it is required. Because of these beliefs, we could be angry and bitter about things in our life, because they are clouding our perception of the person or the situation. Lack of happiness, peace, joy and love, can be a result of these unhappy beliefs. They can also keep us stuck in life rather than move forward.
Many people can believe that their unhappiness is caused by outside circumstances, people and things. When I traveled India, about a year ago, I noticed that some of the people there had very little in terms of materialism, however they appeared to be genuinely very happy. We can get into the cycle of blaming other people or other things for our unhappiness and say “you are making me sad, angry or unhappy”. However it is usually the beliefs we are believing, which can be creating this experience for us.
When we choose to believe more happy beliefs in our lives, we become more empowered in our experience. We can get more out of life and start living more like a victor. We begin to know that happiness is an inside job and it is not dependent on something outside of ourselves. We feel that we are in control of our lives, rather than allowing circumstances or people determine and control our level of happiness. When we adopt happy generating beliefs, the consequence is that we feel more positive and optimistic.
Here are a few questions I have come up with, in how to change your beliefs to more happy ones:
√ In regards to what I am believing right now – would I prefer to be right or be happy?
√ How is it serving me to believe these unhappy beliefs?
√ What are the consequences of believing these beliefs?
√ Do I really want to change these beliefs?
√ Are these beliefs really true and what is the evidence?
√ If I choose to believe something different, how would I feel?
√ What could I choose to believe now, to change this belief?
As always I would love to hear any feedback, comments or words of inspiration you may have.
Namaste,
TW
Jade the Mystic said:
The context of the truth may or may not satisfy person but I know that because the truth is “real”, it will help you live your real life. Happiness is there. 😀
Let me give you the example,
in one of the basic 5 perceptions in Buddhism, one of them is “don’t lie”.
The reason behind it is to live the real life. If we keep lying, we have to remember what we have lied so far. That is the unnecessary burden, and if we keep carrying it, we will end up with the fake life, and I don’t think we enjoy it.
but you don’t have to remember the truth, right? I don’t have to remember that the sun rises from the east and fall to the west.
My point…is to live your life with the truth. You don’t have to carry any burden. Feel free and relax.
This post is inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing this. : D
Jade the Mystic
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The Truth Warrior said:
Hi Jade. I really like what you said. Very insightful. Thanks so much for sharing. Namaste. Tw
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Language Yoga said:
Hey there truth warrior. After reading this post I read your post on emotions. You state that,”When we start identifying with our emotions, we the start becoming attached to them and as a result we can create more disharmony and unhappiness.” It seems to me you are identifying with happiness here. Is that true? Thanks! – Aaron
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The Truth Warrior said:
Hi Aaron. Thanks so much for sharing. Yes it’s true what I said in an earlier post, that when we become attached to our emotions, that this can create more disharmony and unhappiness. In regards to this post, I am saying that our happiness can also be impacted by the beliefs which we believe. Thanks so much for sharing. Namaste. TW
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Rochelle said:
First line correction: Our lives *are governed by our beliefs. What we believe is our reality. Awesome stuff.
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The Truth Warrior said:
Thanks so much 🙂 Namaste. TW
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granpiesbiscuit said:
Lately I have been doing “The Work”, Byron Katie’s process of inquiry – 4 questions . I have come to understand that I am not my thoughts…..thoughts come and go in our minds and they may or may not be true and based in reality. But that is the mind’s job.- to analyze, twist and often just to make me feel bad about myself and others if I choose to believe these thoughts…MY job is to question these thoughts before taking them on as true or attaching to them. Often the answer is “I don’t know”….which is the child’s mind….the starting point. It is a ‘jumping off’ point where I might find peace…..I don’t HAVE to know things for sure anymore and have given up the idea of control….it is all smoke and mirrors anyway. What a relief…..I don’t know and I’m not in control. It frees me to be my most creative self!
And questioning my random thoughts my level of stress goes to nil, my sense of peace shines through and I’m finding love and wonder where before all there was, was judgment, fear and stress. I am exactly where all these lived years have brought me and I am always okay.
To me, that’s happiness
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The Truth Warrior said:
I really love what you said – “my job is to question these thoughts before taking them on as true or attaching to them” Thanks so much for sharing. Namaste. TW
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Alania Starhawk said:
Beautifully expressed!!! ♥ Thank YOU!!
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The Truth Warrior said:
You are very welcome 🙂 Thank you for your very inspiring and thoughtful comment. Namaste. TW
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Leeby Geeby said:
Yes, belief is such a powerful force in shaping reality. It’s hard to comprehend just how much of an obstacle they can be until you begin to change them. Taking responsibility is crucial!
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The Truth Warrior said:
Yes I agree completely!! So true. Thsnks so much for sharing. Namaste. TW
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Dr. Anne M. Thiel said:
Timely words. I think we often find what we need as long as our eyes are open and willing.
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The Truth Warrior said:
So true 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing. Namaste. TW
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Noel said:
Wow! Great post! It is up to us what kind of day we are having … Depending on our belief system… It also takes a great level of maturity to take responsibility of our thoughts.
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The Truth Warrior said:
Thanks so much for your kind comment! It really does take a great level of maturity to take responsibility for our thoughts. Thanks for sharing. Namaste. TW
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The Servant said:
Reblogged this on Forty and beyond and commented:
Reflection time …
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The Truth Warrior said:
Thanks so much for the reblog. Namaste. TW
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The Servant said:
Thanks to you for sharing such valuable insights on life 🙂
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The Truth Warrior said:
You are very welcome. Namaste. TW
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quirkybooks said:
This is a great post. I have one ‘limiting’ belief – That I have a soulmate – it’s limiting in the fact that I haven’t met them yet, but I already miss them. I have known that I instinctively have a soulmate, since that age of 10. It’s hard. I have fought it for years, but my instincts never lie to me.
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The Truth Warrior said:
I am sure it will happen for you. I think the key is to build a loving relationship with yourself 🙂 Namaste. TW
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The Truth Warrior said:
Thank you 🙂 Namaste. TW
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deopasanjay0 said:
The essence of truth always stir emotions and it is these emotions which brings us feeling of joy or sorrow . So merely knowing the truth will never make us happy , in order to benefit from the truth firstly we have to understand the truth and then accept it as it is .
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The Truth Warrior said:
I agree completely 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing!! Namaste. TW
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key Image Photographers said:
Beautifully written and clearly explained. I enjoy reading your posts 🙂
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The Truth Warrior said:
Thank you so much 🙂 Namaste. TW
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