Pip – you’re very welcome. Your situation REALLY struck a chord with me and I can tell you that overcoming the issues that hold you back feels TOTALLY AWESOME and life looks very different. The mountains that I was always either struggling to climb or getting prepared to climb in some way or another have just disappeared, and now it’s easy access to the other side .. where it’s now all onward and upward. I SO want you to experience that too. So if you don’t have a copy of Fattitude, email Johnny your details and he can send you my winnings. All the very best, sweets .. and keep us posted, of course! (Thanks, Johnny .. thanks, Craig.)

Suz xxx

I think I am an open minded and rational person. i am always keen to examine the reasons i have for my beliefs, and I never conciously hold beliefs without good reason.

I don’t think that i am even close to free of irrational and damaging beliefs though. It is relatively easy to identify and question our ‘big’ beliefs, but, we all hold so many beliefs, and they relate to each other in such subtle, complex and hard to understand ways.

So, identifying some of those ‘sucky’ beliefs, so that you can ‘shine the light’ of rational thinking on them, is difficult (Well i think it is, but is that just one of my irrational limiting beliefs? Argh!). How do identify those ‘hard to find’ beliefs?

Cheerrs,
Scott.

Mmmmm… yes very deep Craig;)

Lately I have found that when I question one fear I actually find that in all honesty the opposite belief or fear is what my core issue is ie. fear of being rejected is actually fear of being accepted.. And that fear is actually no belief in GOD only in self reliance (again self) .. Weired but anyway this sort of pendilulm is taking a massive presence in my life (the last three days) … just recently this sort of truth has revealed itself to me… anyway out of there…! WOW a bit too heavy!

I had also thought (you did) I changed more in the past four years than ever before but the other day I caught a glimpse of myself and my heart broke… as no matter how much I have changed or tried, my best just isnt good enough… and isnt going to get me there… this is such a sad reality for me… but reality! Sad enough to cry about but not sad enough to stop trying as that is all I can do and No i dont believe it is denila of not doing the action.

Anyway .. I am in very deep thought now.. proably will be until Monday so you wont hear much from me;)

PS. The spin went well – and is hopefully on its way now

Thanks
Kate

Well this has made me think alot…
I have certain belief’s that I have huge questions about..

1/ Spiritually I just don’t know what to believe anymore, what is really true, I have no confidence on this topic & have no idea where to go with this one….Still searching I’m sure I will find it soon..

2/ Love & relationships, my belief’s have been slightly shifted on this one, I have know idea if there are people out there who really know what love is & do they care anymore? It’s like its all to hard for them!
I know there are people out there but not too many…

3/ As for the Holden dislike (which I have), I was brought up with Ford only, I have had the experience of having a Holden, & hey they are really crap!!!! (Hee, hee!)

What I have learned over the last 12mths is that people will hurt you, lie to you, basically treat you like crap, even the ones closest to you, but I now know it’s how you react & deal with the situation..
I’m getting there still a lil precious though….

Thanks Craig, great post, the brain is ticking overload…
Hugs
Charlotte xxx

These parts really hit home for me:

“When you’ve believed something for decades, you have a significant emotional investment in that belief. It’s all you “know” and on some level, you’re comfortable with it….Most of us love certainty and predictability and when we suddenly discover what we “knew” to be true is in fact false – or at the very least flawed – we can feel incredibly vulnerable, lost and confused…And for a person who gets their “sense of self” from their beliefs (most of us), this can be traumatic and unsettling…”

For so long I’ve believed that I was a fat, slothful person that couldn’t lose weight. I believed that I had bad knees and couldn’t run or bike. I believed that I was a boring person, shy, socially awkward perhaps. And so I became that person. But now I’m becoming another person, a THIN person, a runner, I’ve been promoted, I’m become more popular and successful… and suddenly it feels like EVERYTHING that I’ve believed about myself for years is… GONE. And it IS damn unsettling. I am working on embracing new beliefs… more positive beliefs, but I do feel like I’m having a bit of an identity crisis! I DO know that I”m getting better everyday! Or at least it seems that way!

Thank you for your continuing inspiration… and a few yuks along the way.

I like to think I’m very open-minded and fluid in my beliefs and that I’m not afraid of change or challenging the comfort zone. And I’ve certainly done a lot of that recently. But what now? Am I done? Hell no! Do I still have beliefs that hold me back or go against the way I want to live my life? Of course I do. I guess I need to be more conscious of some “givens” that go through my mind so I can actually recognise these beliefs and start to address/question/change them.

I totally agree with littlejohn – once the subconsious gets behind a belief, that will become your truth. And you will automatically make life easier by following it and hard by going against it – or at least perceive it to be that way.

Good job, Craigo .. you’re really making us think lately, aren’t you? Doing your “job” well, I’d say.

Suz (Sydney)