What lies below the surface

We all believe; in something, in someone, in concepts we’ve never seen or touched… Many of us believe that our beliefs are somehow absolutely rooted in truth and that our beliefs are a part of who we are, of who “I” “am”!

Well then, what lies below the surface of my beliefs? Perhaps I should ask: “What lies are my beliefs rooted in?” Why have I been afraid of rooting out the lies upon which I built my beliefs?

Each and every one of us is much more that the sum of our personal beliefs. To define ourselves by our personal beliefs is to limit our true voice, is to limit our “possibilities”. Life is about possibilities like a blank canvas fully open to receiving the brush strokes of the artist. Have you ever considered taking a paint by numbers pre-drawn canvas and just painting something of your choosing? Would it be wrong?

Are we holding ourselves back by strictly adhering to our beliefs? What if they offer us a paint by numbers approach to our life? What if one or more of our beliefs are based on a lie, a lie from our childhood that we mistook as truth? What if what we experienced or heard or did was a noun and not a verbe? For to lie in a bed of lies does not foster a restful sleep…