YOUR MENTALITY IS YOUR REALITY

‘Whether you think you can or think

you can’t, you are right.’

HENRY FORD

The philosopher Immanuel Kant pointed out over 200 years ago that all our experiences, including all the colours, sensations and objects we perceive, are just representations in our mind. Reality is only based on individual perception.

Think about this: if you asked 100 different people to describe a large rock in five different ways, someone hearing those descriptions might believe there were 500 different rocks. Of course, it’s in fact the same rock perceived in 500 different ways.

Our perception of the world is rooted in our beliefs. These beliefs are our individual truths that build our subjective realities. All human beings are basically just belief systems. A belief is a feeling of certainty about a particular thing; it’s a passive knowing. We live our lives based on the beliefs that we’ve acquired through our experiences and accumulation of knowledge. Consequently, we all view the world differently.

It’s useful for our personal growth to be open to the beliefs of others, and to be willing to change our beliefs if we’re convinced that an alternative way of looking at something provides a more accurate and empowering view.

But we shouldn’t change our beliefs just because of others. Instead, we should question our own beliefs and ask ourselves, ‘Do my beliefs help me live a life I truly love?’ and ‘How many of my beliefs are my own – and how many were given to me?’

Your mentality forms your reality. So the

next time someone tells you you’re being

unrealistic about your goal and to come back

to reality, realize that it’s only their reality

that they’re talking about, not yours.

Believing in something is the key to seeing it. If you don’t believe in it, it’s not true to you so it can’t be your reality.

As we know from the Law of Vibration, when we believe in negative things, we experience negative things. These negative experiences continue to reinforce the initial beliefs, making you an even bigger believer in them.

And an unhappy truth can become even truer unless you decide to chang your beliefs.