Beliefs

The following is an excerpt from a booklet written about changing a poor self image. We, as old biddies have probably made up our minds a long time ago on the issues discussed in this booklet. I was asked to talk about this booklet to a gathering of about 45 seniors and was extremely apprehensive because seniors were not my target audience. Surprisingly, afterwards everyone bought a copy. They didn’t want it for themselves, they wanted it for their children and grandchildren.

Beliefs

Whether we admit it or not, the one part of our life that has a profound influence on the way we think is our belief system. Take a few minutes to consider the following before flatly refusing to acknowledge that anyone, other than yourself, is responsible for your destiny.

Decide if you (we're not talking other people, we are talking you) believe that you hold the key to your own destiny and peace of mind, or whether God does?

Think about the enormity of that choice because it will affect every facet of your life in the future.

Ask yourself if you have a personal code of ethics to guide you along the way because you will need it, if your choice is to go it alone. This code might have headings such as ‘personal conduct’, ‘accountability’ and ‘commitment’, etc.

Ask yourself about the future and how you are going to conduct it by yourself. Think carefully. It is an awesome undertaking to be totally responsible for the rest of your life.

Determine if you are going to make yourself the person around whom your world revolves. Will you be the person who makes all the decisions, calls all the shots, and expects everything to fall into place immediately?

Decide if you will be forever seeking material things which you believe will bring you happiness and satisfaction, or, is there another choice?

Determine also if skills and knowledge, to the exclusion of all else, are going to provide you with the contentment you are seeking.


The above is just one part of one of the subject areas that affect our lives. The idea behind the booklet is not for me to play psychiatrist, but to nudge recognition of a problem by individuals, which will encourage them to seek professional help if needed.

The other subject areas are:

- The other side of beliefs
- Writing down your problems
- People
- Making connections
- Improve your people image
- Attitude
- Self awareness
- Acceptance
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Let me know whether you would like to hear about the other side of beliefs.