by Aimee Yawnick
As soon as we commit to system to another. In this case qualities of both. Yet, here I am
making our personal growth and it connects the belief to the 42 years old still telling myself I
development a priority it can emotion associated to the belief. am not creative.
seem as if all our old patterns So every time that belief is
and limiting beliefs come out of activated, you FEEL a particular This is the voice of my Gremlin,
the woodwork in their attempts way. The way in which you felt The Saboteur, The Dark
to maintain the status quo. The when that thought was first Side, The Itty Bitty $%itty
voices in our head get louder and created. Committee! However you
it can feel like an all out battle is refer to them, those voices and
going on in our minds. For example, when I was in the limiting beliefs
second grade I clearly remember can wreak havoc
Thoughts like: being scolded by my teacher on any positive,
“I can’t do that!” for coloring outside the lines. enthusiastic
“Whenever you
“What makes me think I can have She told me that my picture was attitude.
this?” messy. I felt insecure, inadequate
see darkness, there
“I don’t deserve to be happy, rich, and definitely not good enough! You may believe
thin. That’s for other people, not The thought “I am not good at that this voice
is extraordinary
me!” artwork” was created and I have is trying to
“I’m not smart enough, attractive since told myself that over and protect you
opportunity for
enough, experienced enough . . . over again to the point where I from danger, or
I’m not enough.” wouldn’t even try to do anything some kind of life
the light to burn
artistic for fear of feeling those altering change.
But here’s the thing: They
feelings and failing miserably. I (The Saboteur
are not true! They are not
even went so far as to convince does NOT
brighter.” - Bono
fact. They are only beliefs.
myself that not only am I not like change).
A belief is a thought you have
artistic, but I lack any form of The voice is
over and over again until it
creativity whatsoever. I am left- actually there
creates a pathway in your brain,
handed and I’m a Libra, creativity to keep you from taking unsafe
a neural pathway that connects
and artistic ability being major risks. In my case, the risk of
one part of your nervous
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