Is that kid sitting in detention for the 20th time just a BAD apple? Is the woman screaming at her kids and drinking too much every afternoon just a looser? Is the angry guy who gets picked up with a gun looking for bragging rights for his gang nonredeemable? Everyone can change. The key is finding the path - seeing a different reality to model your life on. To become a better you, you first need to realize that you are worthy of your goodness and then you must have a model to emulate.
If you are to change the world, it is crucial that you realize that you in fact are “the designer” of your world. Everything that you experience starts as the seed of a belief in your mind before you experience it in the “real” world.
If you are to change the world, it is crucial that you realize that you in fact are “the designer” of your world. Everything that you experience starts as the seed of a belief in your mind before you experience it in the “real” world.
Here is a quote from Deepak Chopra to help point us in the
right direction.
“Noted Swiss Psychologist and Psychiatrist, Karl Jung, coined
the term Collective Unconscious. He
coined the term to signify the beliefs we hold that are based on what others
have taught us. All these beliefs stem
from object referral, seeking answers externally and accepting others
portrayals of how life is supposed to be. As we reconnect with the higher self delving within for
guidance we begin to live our lives through self-referral, detaching from
external messages and living from pure consciousness or the unified field.”
Many people live their lives on a kind of “auto-pilot”
simply reacting to the world as they experience it. People get into the habit of simply expecting
more of the same. They try to hold on
and survive thinking they are just along for the ride. The “real reality” is that you are not a passenger
in this adventure, you are the Captain of the ship but you must choose to
believe it and take control.
A friend of mine by the name of Eddie Deen has been helping
people take command of their lives as the Captain of their fate. Eddie does a lot of work with people who have
fallen from grace due to circumstances they were not able to deal with. He has discovered that many people are
damaged psychologically around the age of five years old. They are convinced of limitation before they
have reached the maturity to have created a strong and positive self
image. They have accepted that they were
the person that others taught them they were.
If you are convinced that you are simply a “bad apple” you may never get
beyond it because it becomes a self-replicating reality and unless something
helps you break out of the loop, you can be stuck forever.
Eddie Deen has been promoting a formula to change the
game. Eddie is very clear that we should
not be placing our recriminations on the “bad apples”. The problem is BAD apple barrels. A dysfunctional
family is a bad apple barrel. Detention
at school is a bad apple barrel. A
prison is a bad apple barrel. The secret
is getting that “bad apple” into a good apple barrel. When it comes to living beings, one bad apple
will not spoil the rest – the “collective unconscious” of the rest will provide
new beliefs to challenge the ideas that have created the bad apple. Put a “bad apple” into a barrel filled with
belief in a different reality where there is a new found love and respect for
the troubled individual and their reality will begin to shift.
What you believe will always determine your reality. We must create the circumstances for the “bad
apples” to change their minds. We cannot
expect them to fix themselves without the opportunity for some new programming. Shunning them and locking them away only takes
away hope that they will find their way to the light. Caring and forgiveness is not enough though. We must strive to wake them up to a new view
of the world. That is our challenge. We must focus on setting the example by our
own beliefs and actions. Most important,
we must take the focus off of their failures and challenges and consistently focus
on their successes. We must create an
environment for them where they can be successful. We need to nurture their Spirit with a firm
belief in their ability to be the Captain of their own ship and navigate a true
course toward the life they deserve - a life filled with light, hope and magic.
Once
you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive
results. - Willie Nelson
Never
doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the
world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
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