I have a confession to make.
I’m a guy…
Which means when I’m looking for something in the fridge,
sometimes I glance around a few seconds, then tell my wife,
“I don’t see it.”
Then with some exasperation she tells me “it’s right there…”
and with a little direction, suddenly I “see” it…
Why?
Because a part of me doesn’t want to keep looking if I don’t
believe I’ll find…
And my belief limits my ability to “see”…
Have you ever misplaced something – your keys, or a piece of
paper—and looked frantically for it…perhaps over and over again
in the same place…and then all of a sudden, you realize it was
right there all along, you just didn’t “see” it?
These are just a couple of everyday examples of how our beliefs,
and our brain, actually control what we see.
So now let’s talk about your health, or your finances, or your
relationships—–what is it you’re not seeing?
When you believe your only choices are a drug or surgery, or else
something disastrous will happen…
When you believe you can’t do something because of an apparent
obstacle that you “see” in front of you.
When you believe someone is rude or impatient or doesn’t like you—–
have you noticed you keep “seeing” more and more evidence that
confirms those beliefs, even if in actuality there are times when
that person doesn’t act that way?
Reminds me again of one of my favorite “stories” from the Bible—–
the Chilrden of Israel in the wilderness.
One moment, it looks like there’s no food or water.
The next moment there’s water flowing from a rock, or manna on the
ground.
What is it your own brain isn’t letting you see, because of your
beliefs about your health, your situation, or another person?
Are you willing to ask some different questions, and open the door
to “seeing” more than you see right now?
Guess next time I’m at the fridge, I’ll ask myself “If it were here,
where would it be?” (a way of getting around my disbelief)
and see if I “see” things differently then!
To your prosperous well-being and health,
Dr. Ben
P.S. How about letting us know some of your own examples of
shifts in “seeing” in the comments below?
