How Far Can Your Beliefs Expand
I am fascinated by neuroplasticity. Neuro refers to the brain and plasticity refers to the ability to change. For a long time, up until as recently as about 20 years ago, the belief was that the brain couldn’t change past a certain age. This was a belief touted by the expert scientists and accepted by the majority of people which is reflected in the saying, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” However, I am excited to say that the truth has been brought to light that indeed, you can change not only your mind and beliefs but that you can also literally change your brain itself and how it functions.
I love this idea for two reasons. One is that it opens up to door to new possibilities which I’m all about. It releases you from being stuck in old patterns and instead allows on you to start wherever you are at and begin again. This is part of the foundation of coaching…that you do have the power within yourself to re-examine where you are at, to release the old restrictions, and to move boldy into the present now as who you really want to be.
The second thing I like about this new reality is that truly, the sky or universe is the limit. History has shown over and over again that what we think we know or take as reality or truth in one space or time doesn’t necessarily hold true for the future. Just because we don’t have the answers today, doesn’t mean we won’t be discovering them tomorrow. Which gives me even more of a sense of empowerment…that we do have the resources and knowledge to heal ourselves, to expand our inner tools and gifts, to be in alignment with ourselves and each other. And from that belief I step into my meditation space and open up to receiving more of who I am on the infinite level.
Around all of this is the space I hold is that there is always a possibility, always a YES or an AND to bring into my relationships and my life. To anchor in this energy, I recently added an element to my tatoo (which serves as a totem of my core truth) of the infinity sign with the words Sat Nam in the two loops. Sat Nam means “truth is your identity” and it reflects the idea of infinite truth.
Where are your beliefs and how are they showing up for you in life?
Tags: brain, change, expand, neuroplasticity, new beliefs
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March 2, 2009 2:15 pm
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