Sieve it. Absorb it. Believe it. Be it
It may not be everybody but I’m certain that for most of us there are certain things about ourselves that we want to change. Maybe you want to be rich, you want to be fit, you want to be confident, you want to be something that you believe you are not but which you feel would best serve you to attain your purpose and desires. That is not wrong. It is actually a good thing.
Yes, some may feel that you are trying to lose who you are…but the truth is…only you (and God) know what’s best for you and you are not your physical appearance nor your material possessions. Yes, the desires may stem from the comparison of yourself to others but don’t feel guilty. Understand that there is a difference between envy and jealousy. Envy is natural, you can want to have what someone else has. That is how you grow. It shows you what you can be. It motivates you. Jealousy on the other hand is not. It comes with unhappiness. It shows you what you are not. So, go meet people, see new places get more knowledge about what is. The only thing you must ensure that you always ask yourself is if you are doing it to serve someone else’s purpose or your own. You know, if you do not know what you want, people will use you to do what they know they want. So, think critically, and choose wisely. That is the sieving.
Sieving is determining what you want to believe. Do it right and do it as finely as possible. That means that you need to actively control what information you feed yourself. Then absorb it. Internalize it. Think about it. Visualize it. Believe it not like it is your truth but because it is your truth. And you shall become it. Your internal and external environments will make it happen.
You are capable of shaping yourself and your environment but only if you can control fear. Fear is natural. We all feel it. It is basically False Evidence Appearing Real. It is limitations and beliefs we impose on ourselves. When we see it, we can do two things; Face Everything And Rise or Forget Everything and Run. Both are wise choices only, in life where we are all seeking to grow and improve ourselves, you cannot always afford to do the latter. It all about knowing when the time is right and going for it and that is a story for another day…
