Perfect Poise, Perfect Life
Bring your body into balance and revolutionise your life
By Noel Kingsley
Publisher Hodder Mobius
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Belief in ourselves
If we’re able to find within us even a faint glimmer of a thought that we may be able to do something for ourselves, then we are tapping into some of the potential we’ve inherited from our ancient ancestry. We are all highly integrated human beings with the capability for a great deal of control over ourselves and our environment. It is this belief, albeit small at first that can have a dramatic effect on how we are. The belief is the trigger.
Once we start to believe that we can make a difference within ourselves by thinking, we’re opening up all sorts of possibilities. This principle can be applied to so many other things in life, and when people say “I can’t do that.” they are setting up a thought pattern that may well prevent them from achieving it. They tell themselves that they can’t do it even before they give it a go.
Instead, let’s say to ourselves something like, “Hey, I may not have done this before, but there’s no proof that I can’t do it, and I won’t know until I’ve tried, so let’s go for it….” then we are giving ourselves the best opportunity for success. We may go on to really achieve some wonderful things in life.
This approach to helping ourselves can be extended into many aspects of our life. From a postural point of view we can change so much if we choose. Alexander Technique helps this and when we start to free up physically, it’s likely to have positive effects on us emotionally too. We can become more confident and go beyond our comfort zone.
Have you ever thought that you might do something that you haven’t done before, something that is a little demanding or about which you feel uncomfortable or possibly down right scared? It doesn’t need to be an activity like jumping out of an aircraft at 12,000ft and doing free-fall. On the other hand it could be! Or maybe give a talk to 100 people, or jump across a small ravine gap but with a 50ft drop, or run a marathon, or tell someone that you love them, or go on stage at the comedy club and tell your favourite joke, or make it up with your friend after a disagreement and say it’s your fault just to save the friendship. Can you think of something that you may have been faced with in the past, or wanted to do, but a voice inside of you says “No you can’t!” or “No, this isn’t for you!”?
Have you heard that inner negative voice that stops you from doing it? When you get the first idea about something and your heart jumps and says “Yes.” then a voice from deep inside pipes up and says “Oh, no you don’t! You CAN’T do that!” It’s the voice that over rules your heart, limits you and holds you back. This little voice is rooted in fear and all our past experiences. Like anyone with something to say, it needs to be heard otherwise it will nag away. Give it an ear. But then having acknowledged it you can just simply choose to ignore it and go ahead.
Go with your heart. Believe what you want is already yours.....and it is. We just need to stop resisting.
