Month: July 2008

One of the most influential Self-Image beliefs is one that says whether we are lucky or unlucky.  This one belief affects many other beliefs, including those beliefs that define whether we expect other people to respond well to us, and whether we expect to do well on task-oriented projects involving no one but ourselves. Even if you reject the idea that our beliefs have an influence on the world around us, you can probably accept

The idea that we have the power to control every aspect of our lives simply by choosing what we believe is a very seductive concept.  However, this seems to fly in the face of common sense and traditional science.  And if it’s true, then why isn’t it obvious? That’s certainly a reasonable question to ask.  After all, over the course of time, we’ve discovered how to do many different things, including how to harness the

According to some scientists, religions are a form of superstition.  But then again, some scientists believe that consciousness itself is an illusion and everything can be explained by interactions between chemicals and particles. On one level, religion may have developed in the same way superstitions developed.  Once you make the assumption that there is an invisible connection between one thing and another, it opens a whole new world of possibilities. After making enough such assumptions,

Have you ever known someone to carry a rabbit’s foot believing it gave them “good luck”?  Maybe the foot wasn’t as lucky for the rabbit, but then again, how do we know?  Maybe that particular rabbit lived a long and hoppy (er, happy) life.  What about four-leaf clovers?  You won’t find too many of them in any given clover field, and their very rarity seems to give them a special significance.  Other beliefs can be

Although using affirmations works wonderfully for many people, there are some who have not seen the results they would like. Most of us in this field have met at least one person who has repeated a good affirmation thousands of times over many months, sometimes years, without any appreciable results. If you’ve ever had this experience, you know how frustrating it can be.  I had the same problem myself, and if it had not been