Having strong beliefs without questioning them is probably the strangest thing humans have ever done. How is it that things get passed down to us through family, social settings and we automatically accept them to be truth?
We come into this world of possibilities only to have them fade with time and start living a life of conformities. Following what others passed have done successfully or unsuccessfully but yet we continue walking and going through the motions of our belief system that was encoded in us at a very early age.
It’s funny how many of us do the research when it comes to purchases that we most desire, I remember when searching for a camera I did weeks of research to verify I was getting exactly what was necessary for my projects. So focused on getting the best value, the best specifications and not rushing into anything too quickly. But then would turn around and accept a parents advice, a teachers class, a doctor’s prescription or even a pastors’ guidance without even doing the research myself. Putting the power outside of myself.
Somewhere along the way of life we just went with the flow as so many still do as they are still not ready to question the very belief system that has been embedded into them since the beginning of time. Many are afraid that if they walk through that door it will make them feel like fools to only see the misguidance. I can totally understand, when searching my truth and questioning my beliefs I got to a point of anger. I was so angry at the fact that I was creating unconsciously from beliefs I never chose.
I felt like I was robbed of the time here on earth of my true potential and wasn’t living as myself. I wasn’t the true Nancy Braganca because of all that programming and the narratives. I knew anger was a natural reaction and it was ok to feel it and heal from it but I didn’t live in it.
Taking that step into realizing who I was and what made me; me was the best thing that could have ever happened. I tore everything down, started from scratch and said this time anything that happens going forward will be of my choice, my doing. I own my actions and the outcomes of them. I will fully research any belief that I carry and know that to be my truth moving forward. I have no fear facing any situation and any belief. Nothing is off limits everything is welcomed for my analysis and speaking frankly it is the most liberating and empowering thing I have ever done. Taking my power back and being fully conscious of my life and what makes me tick is the entire reason I started this journey of The Return.
So here is the question worth sitting with today. Pick one belief you have never questioned. One thing you accepted because someone you trusted told you it was true. Now ask honestly — is this actually true for me? Have I ever verified it myself? That single question is the door. Walking through it is The Return.