Belief Systems

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The things we believe in are hardly ever ‘stand-alone’ principles. More often than not they are part of a larger set of beliefs or a belief system. And while our own life experiences may ad up to things we belief in or belief to be true ~ a large part of these so-called belief systems we have ‘inherited’ from our parents, grandparents, and even teachers, friends, friend’s parents etc.
This brings up the question how much of our belief system we actually claim as something that is truly ours...

The things we believe in are, for a large part, stored in our subconscious mind. The subconscious mind takes that information on face value ~ regarding it as factual information to be brought up whenever needed; usually when a situation occurs that is similar as the one that gave rise to storing the information in the first place...
And, by its very nature, we don’t really take a lot of time or put in the effort on a regular basis to examine what it is we have stored in our subconscious minds.

And yet, that would be a good thing to do every once in a while, as the things our parents or grandparents believed in, are not necessarily things that are productive, or even beneficial in our lives right now. If we would really take a close look ~ we might come to the conclusion that we should have released those beliefs years ago!

There are also times that we don’t even articulate the things we belief in ~ even when they are brought up ~ but just refer to them through a sense or a feeling. “That feels right.” Or “That feels wrong.”

In those instances we may be faced with a dilemma. On one hand the information we are presented with is factually true (even statistically or empirically proven), and yet it ‘feels wrong’. By the same token, the information can be ‘feeling right’ without it being backed up by any kind of proof (yet).
So, do we go with how it feels to us? Or will the physical proof ~ or lack there off ~ weigh heavier to us as we make our decisions?

For a lot of people, if it ‘feels right’ ~ that’s enough to be comfortable in their decision. And maybe that is not as much based on the belief that the source of the information is reliable, as it is based on the belief that their intuition won’t steer them wrong.

It may well be that this is what our belief systems ultimately boil down to... If it ‘feels right’, if it makes us feel happier, stronger and more empowered ~ chances are that our belief system and the factual information add up to something that is good for us. Something we want to claim as our own.

However, if it ‘feels wrong’ ~ we should definitely take some time to see if either our belief system or the factual information should be part of our personal truth at all...
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