When we let go of our limiting beliefs, we open ourselves up to opportunities and possibilities.
I'm often surprised at how often I'm surprised in life!
Right now Jessica's down in North Carolina, scoping out what will likely be our next step in life.
Moving down by the beach on the Crystal Coast, a beautiful place we'd never heard of, was something we never saw coming.
However, we knew we were moving, and in daily intention work, we had a giant list of parameters for where we wanted to go.
But the list never added up.
We wanted to be out west with mountains, and lakes, and for it to be warm, and water to swim, and to be near people, but in nature and to, and to, and to...
It seemed the list was never ending.
Yet we often have guests on the show who talk about questioning our beliefs and asking what's a limiting belief.
Having all of these parameters was limiting to us.
We knew it, and so we gradually got looser and looser in our daily intention work for what we desired.
And so I redid my list, getting to the "essence" of what I wanted.
I wanted someplace I can run, with nature out my door, water nearby, and a forest in my backyard.
I said I wanted to feel alive, get in greater shape, and be inspired to write. And I wanted peace to balance the busy nature of the show.
That was it.
With a simplified list, a funny thing happened a few weeks back.
We got invited to check out a home in North Carolina.
We were convinced we were moving out West. But the call came in, just after we'd asked for someone somewhere to give us a call.
Only 3 hours later it came in!
And so Jessica's down there now. And it seems like a magical fit.
And yet, it doesn't have almost any of our "parameters" at first glance.
But it has almost every piece of the "essence"...even a national park in our backyard. Wild!
What's the lesson?
Our limiting beliefs are just that. They stop us from the flow and get in the way of the magic.
It's why when we do intention work, I always write "or something better"...I want a beautiful home in x, y, z...or something better.
Ask yourself: what beliefs are you holding onto that are holding you back?
If you can't figure this out, here's a clue: what's coming from your head versus your heart?
Okay, we said we wanted mountains, and that made our hearts sing...but when we put it on a list and made it an absolute parameter, it began to go to head.
Our list got really heady. Once we stepped back and said, Universe Guide Us! We moved back to a place of heart.
That doesn't mean we won't have mountains in the future, or something better, whatever it looks like.
But it means we're letting go and jumping into the flow, into the magic, and letting whatever happens happen.
I have a feeling North Carolina is exactly where we're supposed to be for our next step in life and to get a few books out.
(Of course, I'm not attached to that either...that's a topic for another day!!!)
AND, it's NOTHING like we expected. Better? For now, yes. I believe so. And it was never, ever on our radar.
But we were open to possibilities, open to something to something better, and willing to drop our limiting beliefs.
Jessica's back on Tuesday, I can't wait to hear her report. We'll have to get her back on the show too, so she can report to everyone.
I have a feeling the learnings we’re getting right now are even more valuable than the move.
Of course, I can't wait to run and swim more, play with the dolphins--more-or-less, and get busy on our books!
May you have the most amazing dream-filled Sunday ahead.
If you haven't been doing it, make daily intentions part of your every-day practice...And write down the ESSENCE of what you want.
Not from the head, but from the heart. And every moment of every day when you say "I can't do this, or I can't do that" or "I don't think..." ask yourself, is this a limiting belief?
Of course, if you want the graduate level work...ask “whose belief is this anyway.”
Now that's a mind-bender!!!
Today's Shows:
Dr. Eldon Taylor, renowned criminalist, lie-detector expert and subconscious/hypnosis expert and the author of Choices and Illusions, on how to rewire the mind and move past our limiting beliefs.
Listen here on Google and here on iTunes.
And spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom, author of Back in Control, on how to move past back pain and chronic pain, forever, WITHOUT surgery. Awesome!!!
Listen to David here on Google and here on iTunes.
YouTube Fun!
Such a beautiful interview with Tama Kieves, author of A Year Without Fear, on how to be inspired and unstoppable.
Michael and Jessica (and Lumi, Sir Meowsers & the Love Bug!!!)