In fact that title could even read "Are you filtering out happiness" or any other, so-called desired state of being or result you currently do not experience, but wish you did.
Having it All
Have you ever wondered how some people seem to find opportunities at every turn? Everything they do seems to work and everything in their life seems to be just perfect. Perfect partner, perfect health, popularity, riches… the list goes on. What is it they are doing that other people are not?
Time For an Upgrade to Mind 2.0?
This is one topic in the area of self growth that I am fascinated by because it is generally agreed on by scientists and spiritualists alike. To me this connection between the "wiring" of the brain and how we attract our reality almost by default depending on how that wiring has taken hold over time of our development since birth is a fundamental link between the question "There must be more than this" and "You can live exactly the life you wish".
I have written along these lines before , about how the rich get richer and the poor get poorer and it seems there is a difference in the way people who succeed think and act compared to those who do not. For one, they take action, but that is just a part of it. In fact the final part of manifesting anything is taking action. The other part of the process of creating success is that the ability to see opportunities where others do not, and this is thanks to an organ in our brain called the Reticular Formation.
You Exercise a Powerful Force Automatically
Inside the brain stem lies a small organ called the Reticular Formation. This connects parts of the brain and body via millions of communication pathways. This whole system is referred to as The Reticular Activation System. Its purpose is to filter out information, which is deemed unnecessary for our conscious mind to process, due to the fact that we would be left in quite a mess if we had to consciously process all of that incoming data.
You are continuously receiving over 10 million bits of information through your 5 senses, so the Reticular Formation filters out what is unimportant, which is where you come in to the equation.
We have at both a primal level (evolutionary, genetic etc) and a self-image (belief) level, a list of importance and our reticular formation filters out information according to this list. To demonstrate this at the more primal level, imagine you have a baby and she is asleep in the next room. She means the world to you and her safety and well-being is of paramount importance to you. You are sleeping in your bedroom and your baby stirs a little and makes a slight sound. You are wide awake and in her room in an instant to check she is OK. Now imagine you are asleep in the next room and a car alarm goes off outside. Odds are you will sleep right through it. What is programmed as important to you (in this case your offspring) is what you will notice, no matter what because it is not filtered out.
At the self-image level, the process works the same way with a list of importance based on self-image, which is created by our own belief systems. If your self-image and belief system is one of someone who thinks they attract bad luck, you’ll have this ranked very high on your importance list. You reticular formation then filters out any information contrary to that belief and you won’t experience good fortune nearly enough, although potentially it is right there in from of you.
So the reticular formation is allowing those that believe in themselves to see what others can not. Whether it’s money, health, relations, attracting the ideal mate, finding great opportunities, or simply being able to make better decisions, you can only be privy to the information you want if you believe it exists, and if you believe you are worthy of receiving it.
You really do possess an incredible power that is unstoppable. It’s just that right now, for the most part that power is exercised automatically and unconsciously, rather than purposefully.
And this all comes down to your self image and your beliefs at the sub conscious level. If you can reprogram those less-than-empowering beliefs and your self-image to serve you then your potential power will be working in alignment with what you desire. You will be the author of your life instead of the victim of it.
Make Success a Habit - Mind over Matter, Heart over Mind
Avoid breaking more New Year Resolutions. Break the cycle instead and be inspired to create the life you really desire.
