How to Believe Anything

I talk to myself more than I listen. Is that weird?

There can be sooo much negativity, scarcity, and comparison in the world. It's said that the average person sees 4,000 - 10,000 ads a day (Imagine how many unfiltered messages that's sending our way?!). It leads us to say things to ourselves that we wouldn't dare say to our loved ones, children, best friend, or a stranger, but we've become so comfortable saying it to ourselves. Without awareness, our brains automatically are tune in to a negative frequency until we adjust the channel through deliberate action. Choosing my beliefs helps.

You can't consciously lie to yourself when choosing a thought. It won't work to go from "I hate my body" to "I love everything about my body" overnight, there's too much mental chatter to keep me from believing it. It feels out of reach. So I'd use an exercise called a belief ladder to slowly change the direction of my thoughts. It can look something like this:

• I hate my body

• I have a body

• I like my hands

• My legs are strong and help me walk fast

• I like the color of my eyes in the sunlight

• My arms allow me to create things I love

• The left half of my face is my favorite.

You'd continue this until one day you can honestly and truly say, "I love everything about my body." Trading "I hate my body" for "I have a body" is a small shift but it helps neutralize the negativity. Find something you believe, even if it’s small, and build up from there. Here’s to believing in our purpose, dreams, and ourselves.