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The Sins of the Father
This article delves into the attributes of mindfulness and the act of deliberately bringing awareness to our thoughts and behavior. In doing so, we can truly see what we believe and if these beliefs are in tandem with our desire for inner peace
The many times growing up, we swear to ourselves, we will never be like our parents - too many to remember, but here we are, all grown up with children of our own, and lo and behold…
If we are able to step back and observe ourselves while interacting with our children, it is as if our parents’ persona comes alive and even though we may not be comfortable with our reactions, we seem to have very little control in enacting the same mannerisms and attitudes.
The intention is to bring awareness to our patterns of behavior.
Throughout our lives we have been treated in ways that crushed our self-esteem. These memories are embedded in our subconscious minds and time and time again, become our reactions for many of our interactions with others.
In the most simplistic concept possible, we are born and grow up in a family with each member perpetuating his own set of beliefs. As we go through life's experiences, we absorb information and values regarded acceptable or “normal” by society. The unfortunate thing here is most of what society touts are vain, shallow and destructive ideals. Our minds assimilate this information and over time, cement a belief system in us that governs the way we think and act.
It is important to remind our selves that our parents were also products of their environment and what they believed to be their truths. They therefore, preached what they knew, as did their fathers before them and so on.
Many of us go through our lifetime never becoming aware of being trapped in this repetitive cycle of behavior, others become aware but are either too paralyzed to do anything about it or simply do not know how to go about making the necessary changes to break free. What we do know is deep down we live with a sense of un-fulfillment and lack of purpose and no matter how much we achieve and acquire, we just can’t seem to capture that illusive feeling of contentment.
“Above all things gain understanding"….
To break free from the cycle of negatively conditioned thinking, we must first understand what seeds were planted which we are now accepting as our truths before we can transcend the hypnotization. If we try to look at it in a detached way, more like false information learnt which now has to be un-learnt, then it takes away the desire to feel like a victim and delve into self-pity.
The majority of us have been raised with varying degrees of self-negating and self-destructive habits. This realization helps us to rise above the feeling that “no body knows the troubles I’ve seen" - so all alone in our sorrow and misery. We have all been fed erroneous information preventing us from fulfilling our highest potential and as a result, perpetually doubt and belittle our self worth.
If our lives do not reflect our hearts’ desires nor satiate an inner quest for self realization, then we must change whatever we belief that is causing us to perceive ourselves as failures and set about fostering new beliefs that will nurture a different perception - (to think anew).
Most importantly, let us accept that we have the right and the power to change our minds about what we choose to believe as our truths. The intention is to re-condition our thinking so that it truly reflects what makes us fundamentally feel good, which in reality comes from a deep seeded sense of self love.
It is a journey to break the cycle of mis-perceptions and discontented lives, a journey to emancipate ourselves from our mental slavery. Somewhere amidst all the mental chatter is our real voice speaking the truth of our Divinity. Our quest is to be guided by this voice and let the truth of who we truly are be passed on to our children and so on and so forth…
May each generation vibrate with a higher frequency.
If we are able to step back and observe ourselves while interacting with our children, it is as if our parents’ persona comes alive and even though we may not be comfortable with our reactions, we seem to have very little control in enacting the same mannerisms and attitudes.
The intention is to bring awareness to our patterns of behavior.
Throughout our lives we have been treated in ways that crushed our self-esteem. These memories are embedded in our subconscious minds and time and time again, become our reactions for many of our interactions with others.
In the most simplistic concept possible, we are born and grow up in a family with each member perpetuating his own set of beliefs. As we go through life's experiences, we absorb information and values regarded acceptable or “normal” by society. The unfortunate thing here is most of what society touts are vain, shallow and destructive ideals. Our minds assimilate this information and over time, cement a belief system in us that governs the way we think and act.
It is important to remind our selves that our parents were also products of their environment and what they believed to be their truths. They therefore, preached what they knew, as did their fathers before them and so on.
Many of us go through our lifetime never becoming aware of being trapped in this repetitive cycle of behavior, others become aware but are either too paralyzed to do anything about it or simply do not know how to go about making the necessary changes to break free. What we do know is deep down we live with a sense of un-fulfillment and lack of purpose and no matter how much we achieve and acquire, we just can’t seem to capture that illusive feeling of contentment.
“Above all things gain understanding"….
To break free from the cycle of negatively conditioned thinking, we must first understand what seeds were planted which we are now accepting as our truths before we can transcend the hypnotization. If we try to look at it in a detached way, more like false information learnt which now has to be un-learnt, then it takes away the desire to feel like a victim and delve into self-pity.
The majority of us have been raised with varying degrees of self-negating and self-destructive habits. This realization helps us to rise above the feeling that “no body knows the troubles I’ve seen" - so all alone in our sorrow and misery. We have all been fed erroneous information preventing us from fulfilling our highest potential and as a result, perpetually doubt and belittle our self worth.
If our lives do not reflect our hearts’ desires nor satiate an inner quest for self realization, then we must change whatever we belief that is causing us to perceive ourselves as failures and set about fostering new beliefs that will nurture a different perception - (to think anew).
Most importantly, let us accept that we have the right and the power to change our minds about what we choose to believe as our truths. The intention is to re-condition our thinking so that it truly reflects what makes us fundamentally feel good, which in reality comes from a deep seeded sense of self love.
It is a journey to break the cycle of mis-perceptions and discontented lives, a journey to emancipate ourselves from our mental slavery. Somewhere amidst all the mental chatter is our real voice speaking the truth of our Divinity. Our quest is to be guided by this voice and let the truth of who we truly are be passed on to our children and so on and so forth…
May each generation vibrate with a higher frequency.
