Letting go of preexisting belief patterns has become a natural flow from focusing on ‘being present with self’ in the previous post. Not to lose the fabric of one’s self or throw ethics out the window, but to open up to the possibility that thoughts may have been hindering growth and a more full existence in the past. The object is to be fresh and fully awake for what each day will bring.
If there are beliefs in you about what you can or cannot do, if you are not open to seeing ways around or through a situation, and if you hold fast to past experiences as more than a teacher then you may be limiting your present experience. Let’s make room for more of the good ‘stuff’ by eliminating what no longer serves us.
My child has adopted a pet lizard in the last month: a bearded dragon named Gandalf. In watching his lizard grow we have seen some starting signs of molting. As the lizard’s form grows, we can literally see him shed the old to make way for new; a perfect analogy to my mind in our own process of allowing our inner selves to shed as we grow and change.
Presence and Positivity 