In the Beginning

There was a time in our lives when we were full of hope and possibilities. Then something happened. Perhaps you suffered a harsh childhood. Maybe you were surrounded by constant negativity. Maybe you were never told that you could be anything you wanted to be. Or maybe you did receive encouragement and positive validation as you were growing up, but life has dealt you a few blows that have become crippling to you.

F.A.T= Falsely Applied Thoughts

Some where, some how, you have gotten it into your psyche that you are just not worth the effort of anything good. Or that you are not good enough and don't measure up. What a lie! Our minds are a powerful tool--a weapon, that can either propel you, or hinder you. It all depends on the kind of information that it receives.

Whether you struggle with weight, your career, education, relationships, etcetera; we can link our successes and failures to the way we think. The way in which we perceive ourselves to be. Just as in the physical body, when too much fat accumilates, it can cause disease, disability, immobility, and death. So it is with our minds, our soul and spirit. When we have too much F.A.T(falsely applied thoughts), it can cause hinderances in our lives. We can become disabled. Suffering death to our hopes and dreams, immobilizing us in our spirit.

What Happened?

Have you ever caught yourself saying negative things about yourself? Where did you get that from? Where did those thoughts come from? The words we speak are powerful. Life and death are certainly in the power of the tongue.

There are a number of people that have influence over our lives. People that help shape who we are as an individual, Many people have grown up hearing that they were: stupid, dumb, fat, useless, will never amount to anything, or your just like your father or mother (in a negative sense). Was it true? No. But it was accepted as truth, and applied to the young psyche of that child. It ruminates in the recesses of the mind, always lurking, and coming to the forefront to strike at an appointed time to hinder you from the success and joy that you can have in life.

Unless there is someone that is present in your life to speak positive affirmations, and counter attack all the negativity, chances are, the road ahead will be a very bumpy one. Filled with self-depricating behavior which leads to a life less extraordinary than one would hope for and deserve.

A New Foundation

What we need is a new foundation. A new place to start from. But in order to have a new foundation, we have to rip the old one up. Digging deep to rid ourselves of all those crippling and hindering thoughts that we have allowed to dictate our lives. All the lies that we were ever told, or told ourselves.

Next Week...
Foundations...What is truth and what is a lie? Where do we start?...