A question that often comes up with Option Method dialoguers is – What do I do when I get down to the core belief behind my unhappiness? How do I let it go? There is nothing to do to let a belief go – except to ask yourself, Do I still believe this? If your answer is yes, then you’re not done. Ask yourself why? Ask yourself what are you afraid would happen if you did not believe it. See how much further you can go.
If you are at the point where your answer is No, I no longer believe that, know this: There is nothing more to do. You have done your job. You have examined your unhappiness and gotten down to the beliefs behind it. There is no need to replace the belief with another belief. There is no need to engineer a new state of mind. You have done your job in removing obstacles to happiness; it is not your job to create happiness. Happiness is a grace that comes to you when you are open. Allow yourself to be at peace and enjoy the miracle.
As Bruce said, “To enter into a new life, which is in our sense spiritual and miraculous, it is possible to do so by choice. One can choose a way of life and state of mind which makes it possible to receive the gifts and graces which are fruits of being in union with happiness.”
Be happy and do what you want. You are already changed.
Posted November 22, 2009
Have you ever experienced feeling almost happy, almost content, almost at peace? When everything seems fine, but there’s a nagging feeling that something is lurking around the corner? Often that feeling of something lurking is our belief that we have to be constantly vigilant that something “bad” might happen if we don’t watch out. And it is not an accident that this belief might pop up just as we are feeling good. For some of us, it is our way of putting the brakes on happiness – just in case. We believe we need to worry to avoid “bad” things happening in the future. Consider this. There is a difference between being vigilant and worrying about “bad” things happening. We can be joyously vigilant and look under every rock and around every corner to avoid problems. But if we are defining “bad” things as things that will by definition make us unhappy, what are we saying about our our happiness and unhappiness? We are saying that there are things we will have to be unhappy about – that there are things that will prevent us from being happy. So observe yourself this week to see if you are joyously vigilant or worrying that “bad” things are coming your way and threatening your happiness. You are the only one who can make this choice for you. Namaste! Wendy Dolber, Option Method Teacher, author, The Guru Next Door, A Teacher’s Legacy.
Posted February 22, 2009
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