Doubt The Silent Killer
Often we fear moving forward because we don’t want to fail but if we never made a wise and concerted smartly coordinated effort to realize a dream then we have failed. We also may let the negative phrases others threw at us since childhood determine that we can’t dream, can’t try to realize our dreams because we will fail, since that is what we were told all outlives. I can relate because I have always loved writing songs, poems, but due to negative talk thrown at me that I never believed I could make my gifts as an artist work for me to earn as an artist. I had even stopped my creative writing. I have been working with prayers, affirmations and various tools to build my confidence and am also seeking to be with people that can affirm my gifts and I theirs.Something happened recently that made me realize I am right in a belief that I can make a living as an artist. I got a message from Tunecore that I have earnings waiting for me to withdraw. It gave me a boost for sure, and as I build up my confidence I find the poems and creative flow is flowing.
Why do self talk with the opposite of what you were told, prayer, meditation and affirmation. How does doubt affect your life. When you have doubt you find that you are in a sense paralyzed to make decisions one way or the other, so you spend your life in limbo going nowhere. It lowers your sense of self worth, and when you don’t feel worthy to receive blessings you won’t even try to achieve anything or you will not follow through. It creates anxiety, affects your well being on various levels, including financial because you are stagnant and thus may not move ahead on the job and improve your financial situation. You may also isolate yourself feeling that you have nothing to contribute and feel awkward as others discuss their lives, achievements. Therefore you don’t build meaningful connections. It is important to work to block out the negative self talk, and fill your mind, your soul with affirmations about your gifts, talents, even meditation and prayer to find your natural gifts, talents.
Start your day with a positive reflection prayer, the serenity prayer perhaps, a short meditation for awareness of your gifts, talents, how to apply them. If possible do so thinking about the serenity prayer in terms of what you can change. You can’t change the weather, other people being idiots, other people having baggage, but you can change how you allow yourself to absorb all that, respond to all that and how you live your life. Once you understand your gifts, talents you can use prayer, meditation to find ways to apply it and to prosper with them, not in a greedy way, but in a positive way. We do have some level of control and when we realize that it changes things.
Namaste