I didn't not like this or appreciate this. What I learned decades later was that I created a huge wall back then that lasted for much too long. I became harder, sarcastic, cynical. I made a decision to act like I was treated. If you are going to treat me like a jerk just because, I am going to act like one. Let me tell you, I can be irritating and a pied piper.
When I moved to a new town between 10th and 11th grade, my two older siblings were in college. I had a fresh start. Except I didn't choose it. I went into the new school with my guard way up, attacking first out of habit. One teacher called me out on it in front of the whole class. He wanted to know what I was so angry about. I didn't have an answer, only a bad habit.
For years people wondered where the anger in me bubbled up from. It was much more complicated than being pre-labeled: I had major anger issues. We are all probably beaten into submission by people in our lives. We are beaten in different ways. Some are physically beaten. Some are verbally beaten. Some are emotionally beaten. But what we don't usually realize is that no matter how we are forced into submission, we are angry about it. Our freedom is gone. Our freedom of choice is gone. Believe it or not, our freedom is highly prized even if we are not aware of this.
We are created to be free. Free to create, to be joyful, to love. We are meant to be free to explore, have fun, and adventure. We are meant to be free. No matter how we lost our freedom, it is our choice today to take it back. Take responsibility for getting back your freedom. Say it out loud right now, "I reclaim my Freedom." I choose freedom. Picture how you'd act with your new found freedom. What will you do with your time? How will you act? Will you choose to find your authentic self who is successful, abundant, loving, joyful and creative? How will you dress? What will you do with your money?
Take some time each day to create your new free Successful Self. Take some time to ask for Inspired Action to know what old Limiting Beliefs are preventing your from being your Authentic Self. Pay attention to the pockets of anger that display themselves in your life. Observe the anger without judgment or opinion. Invite in the new reality that you desire.
Sometimes the labels we give ourselves are the most damaging!
What labels have you given yourself? It is always surprising to me when I realize I have given myself a label. What was I thinking? What do you want to replace the old labels with? If we take a few moments each day concentrating on creating our Successful Self, we are altering our entire future for the good! If we take a few minutes and ask for awareness about labels that no longer serve us we can make a quantum shift in the rest of our life.
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Sheila, Thank you for insight on overcoming Limiting Beliefs and labels. I look forward to reading more!
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