A “turning point,” as defined by Merriam Webster’s online dictionary, is a point at which a significant change occurs.
Two of my turning points were dictated by trouble in my life: I didn’t want to be a drunk anymore and I didn’t want to get stay hooked on tobacco.
Research shows that turning points usually occur during times of crisis. However, what I have found is that a person can declare a turning point in their life any time they want too.
Could you use a turning point in your life? Would you like to find out how to reach the potential you were given at birth?
Your Mind’s Eye
Consider the concept of “mind’s eye.”
Merriam-Webster defines “mind’s eye” as the mental faculty of conceiving imaginary or recollected scenes and the mental picture so conceived. It allows you to picture any memory from your past, visualize all the variables you are dealing with right now, and any create any projection you are conceiving for your future.
In short, knowing how to use mind’s eye means you can become your very own hero!
Be Your Own Hero
Your mind is divided into two parts: conscious and sub-conscious.
It might look like this:
Conscious
- Thoughts
- Recognition of feelings.
Sub-conscious
- World order beliefs
- Self-image
- Value beliefs
- Self-worth
- Value judgment beliefs
- Self-esteem
In your conscious mind are your thoughts and your recognition of your feelings. We usually are aware of both.
However, our thoughts originate from our belief sets. Each belief set has a specific purpose. Mind’s eye stands in the middle between belief sets, self-image, and self-esteem.
World Order Beliefs
Our “world order beliefs” contain the rules we live by. These are given to us in the form of thought in an absolute frame of reference. I have to, I should, I should not, I must, I must not, I can’t, and many others.
As we follow these rules, our self-image is that of: “I am good enough.” Our self-worth is filled with positivity and our self-esteem, which is our behavior, is judged as good, right and fair. However, if we break a rule (do what we should not do) Our self-image falters and becomes stated as “I’m not good enough.”
As we follow our rules, our value beliefs (which consist of our morality, ethicality, and legality beliefs) get noted by mind’s eye as positive. We, in turn, experience a flood of positive self-worth.
If however, we break a rule, our morals, ethics and legal stance are noted as negative … and we are filled with negative worth in the form of guilt and shame.
A Grand Experiment
Here’s an experiment:
- Make a list of your should/should not rules
- Observe yourself to see if you obey your rules or if you break them
- Note your own inner reaction to both
When we obey our rules, we think well of ourselves as good enough and capable of doing the right thing in any life situation.
On the other hand, we break our rules, we think of ourselves as not good enough and feel incapable of doing the right thing … ever.
Try that experiment. Record your results. In a future article, we’ll talk about what our reactions mean and how we can use them to our advantage … how you can become your own HERO!
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