Mid-week Inspiration,

It never ceases to amaze me how thoroughly we can manage to convince ourselves of the validity of worn out and over used beliefs.  Sometimes we never do realize that we have allowed some other person or people to do our thinking for us.

I have a relevant story that I would like to share with you.

Have you ever found yourself accepting opinion as fact?  basing major decisions on flimsy shreds of evidence?  or going out on a limb solely on the advice of your dear friend?  Have you ever not taken action because of those opinions?  Often in my past, to my own embarrassment, I have abdicated my own responsibility for free thought to the opinions of the world and thereby given my power away.

Here is 'The Buffalo Theory'

A herd of buffalo can move only as fast as the slowest buffalo.  When the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first.

This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.

In much the same way the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, we all know, kills brain cells, but naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first.

In this way regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers. 

Author Unknown

A wonderfully humorous little anecdote, this story still carries a strong message.  Although this theory is clearly refutable in our minds it is only because we have had our own experiences with alcohol which clearly tell us differently.  And we would never give our power away to such a flimsy argument.  Or would we?

I have discovered the simplest test to determine whether I am giving my power away.  Very simply does it hurt?  Does it even feel uncomfortable, like for example a drug induced euphoria.  If it does I have given someone, past or present, the authority to do my thinking for me.  As often as not I have found that person of authority to be a parent or teacher gone from my life for decades.  Yet the old tape still plays with monotonous regularity.

The wonder, the beauty is it really takes no effort to release those old patterns.  Just awareness; awareness and a willingness to let go.

Today I choose to let go of old and worn out beliefs that cause me any discomfort.  I easily see their flawed basis in a Universe that seeks only to bring happiness through my life.  I laugh at their inverted logic and forgive myself for being so gullible. I choose not to be buffaloed into any counterproductive actions. Today I remember I have the power to choose my destiny.

May your day be filled with wonder.

In Love and Light,