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When the world seems to have you in a tight hold and you have nowhere to to move, it's time to let go of what is holding you hostage.
Most of the things that hold us hostage are our own ideas of imprisonment. Whether that's not being enough, feeling trapped, a failure or seeing the world as a hopeless place, it's always an inside job. The lock holding these chains around us is our own mind and this is where the idea stems from. After a while our thoughts become our beliefs and what we believe becomes our reality so in order for us to break free from whatever is holding us back we need to remove the belief system that's keeping us stuck in the same place. Many of these beliefs have been have been instilled within us and are running in our heads as programs since our early years and we are not even aware that they are running. All of them we pick up along they way through social programming. The naive person believes what they see or hear to be true in the first instance without question and picks up these destructive thought patterns and utilises them everyday without even knowing they are at play. This is carried forward throughout the years and opportunities slip away without even noticing because of the mental barriers that have been erected.
All you have to do is simply take stock of your personality. Whether that be on paper or asking another person for genuine feedback. Asking a friend to tell you honestly about your good and bad traits is a good start, or even someone from your family. Once you have this feedback you're able to make a start at working on both the good and bad points. If someone tells you that you have a short temper at times, you may want to look at was of diffusing your anger before it gets to the point of no return or simply for better ways to handle problems. You may even look for counselling for help with the matter. Either way, by honestly acting upon the feedback given, you will be able to remove these blocks, one-at-a-time, and break away the chains of your own imprisonment. How you see the world usually dictates how you will react so if you see the world as a frustrating place then anger would more than likely be a common response. Once you learn how to dissolve that anger as it arises rather than react you will no longer be responding to the circumstances in the world and will be in control of yourself rather than the world being in control of you.
Let's not forget to work on your positive traits; they are the seeds for growth in this world. It is easy enough to point out where we are going wrong, to be hard on ourselves but this will not help if we are to move forward. How long should we beat ourselves up for not reaching the mark or for making mistakes? The more you place your focus on your solution rather than your problem then the quicker you will reach the result you wish to achieve.
Most of the things that hold us hostage are our own ideas of imprisonment. Whether that's not being enough, feeling trapped, a failure or seeing the world as a hopeless place, it's always an inside job. The lock holding these chains around us is our own mind and this is where the idea stems from. After a while our thoughts become our beliefs and what we believe becomes our reality so in order for us to break free from whatever is holding us back we need to remove the belief system that's keeping us stuck in the same place. Many of these beliefs have been have been instilled within us and are running in our heads as programs since our early years and we are not even aware that they are running. All of them we pick up along they way through social programming. The naive person believes what they see or hear to be true in the first instance without question and picks up these destructive thought patterns and utilises them everyday without even knowing they are at play. This is carried forward throughout the years and opportunities slip away without even noticing because of the mental barriers that have been erected.
All you have to do is simply take stock of your personality. Whether that be on paper or asking another person for genuine feedback. Asking a friend to tell you honestly about your good and bad traits is a good start, or even someone from your family. Once you have this feedback you're able to make a start at working on both the good and bad points. If someone tells you that you have a short temper at times, you may want to look at was of diffusing your anger before it gets to the point of no return or simply for better ways to handle problems. You may even look for counselling for help with the matter. Either way, by honestly acting upon the feedback given, you will be able to remove these blocks, one-at-a-time, and break away the chains of your own imprisonment. How you see the world usually dictates how you will react so if you see the world as a frustrating place then anger would more than likely be a common response. Once you learn how to dissolve that anger as it arises rather than react you will no longer be responding to the circumstances in the world and will be in control of yourself rather than the world being in control of you.
Let's not forget to work on your positive traits; they are the seeds for growth in this world. It is easy enough to point out where we are going wrong, to be hard on ourselves but this will not help if we are to move forward. How long should we beat ourselves up for not reaching the mark or for making mistakes? The more you place your focus on your solution rather than your problem then the quicker you will reach the result you wish to achieve.
