Our Beliefs

"Belief creates the actual fact."  William James

Our beliefs do create the realities of our lives.  If we believe in the goodness of others, we are more likely to experience that.  If we believe in our own worthiness to be successful, we are more likely to be so.  Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton explores the impact our beliefs have on our lives.  He gives the example of being an infant where a harmless snake is crawling through the grass.  If the infant is with an adult afraid of snakes, the infant will download into its brain the belief that snakes are dangerous.  If, however, the same infant and the same snake are with an adult who likes snakes, that infant will download a respect and curiosity for snakes.  Same circumstances, but different perceptions downloaded.  Lipton says we can change our beliefs, and that it is our unconscious beliefs which are creating the quality of our lives.  Beliefs of which we are not even aware.  We can become aware of those beliefs through dreams, meditations, energy work like Body Talk, hypnosis --- all ways to allow us to become consciously aware of these beliefs.  When we are consciously aware of the beliefs that shape our lives, we can change them if they are not serving us.