When was the last time were you able to pause and think of the things you believe in? In my case, I just did, a few hours ago, after so many years. I was swept away by so many things, had no time to pause to even think of important matters which involved my inner self.
You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself. – Swami Vivekananda
What are your beliefs? It’s not about religion but the ideas at the back of your mind that gives you the power to accomplish things, the things that keep you going despite failures, things that make you stick on what you have or maybe give up when those beliefs are broken. For example, do you believe in luck, or do you believe in pure hard work? Do you believe karma? Do you believe that there’s a God?
I’ll take myself as an example, from what I’ve just pondered today:
- Yes, I believe there’s a God who created us and sees us. Although I think I am trying to have a more personal relationship with an invisible God, I still think I am lacking and that I still have to get better on this.
- I believe in hard work partially and the other half is grace from God. But not in luck. I always think that we reap what we sow. Sometimes we are not aware that we are planting seeds, may they be good or bad, but a day will come, that whatever you planted will grow.
- My family (my husband and my kids) is the most important to me. I will be willing to drop everything, and make sacrifices to keep my family intact. I won’t be happy without seeing them happy.
- We were all born with something to give and share. No matter where you are, what your status is, we are all obligated to do or give something good for others. And it’s not always to give money or material things because sometimes, too much giving doesn’t do good. I even think that refusing things can be an act of kindness.
And so many other beliefs.
I believe that it is important that from time to time, we strengthen our inner personalities by giving
- It will give you
power to accomplish things despite rejections. It will whisper to you and give you determination even when othersseems to look down on you. - Your beliefs can sustain you. Even past successes won’t have the same power as personal beliefs. Because challenges vary as time pass by.
- Our beliefs will make us enjoy
more our daily experiences. For example, because I believe in the importance of family, every time my family goes out even to have a simple dinner, my experience is heightened and I learn to appreciate simple things that we do together. - Nothing will be able to bring you down but your beliefs. There are people who are successful and they did it by breaking their beliefs. These people are seldom happy.
- You have the power to change your beliefs because honestly, there are beliefs that may be already outdated.
Our beliefs will make us enjoy more our daily experiences. Because I believe in the importance of family, every time my family goes out even to have a simple dinner, my experience is heightened and I learn to appreciate simple things that we do together.
In the end, I hope you take time to pause and think of those things that you believe in. Your beliefs can be supported by others, by your religious group or your friends, but ultimately, it’s YOUR beliefs. And everything else may be gone, lose faith in you, but when you have faith in yourself, you’ll still be able to pick yourself up and start again.
#thefireinme
Yes! There are lots of thoughts in this world but it is up to each one of us to turn what we need into beliefs. I love this reflection. Thank you for sharing that side of you
Your story of believing is inspiring. It will encourage others to examine and embrace their beliefs.
I really enjoyed your post and yes the power of belief is huge and important and is not confined only in religous belief. Great post.
I will definitely follow your inspiring tips. I’ve learned so much in this post, thanks for sharing.
I wouldn’t say that I’m religious, but I’m very spiritual. At the core of it, I believe that everyone should be kind and respectful to one another, and always act in love.
This is an inspiring post. I agree, we should have clear beliefs and understanding – it’s a huge foundation towards happiness and acceptance.
Totally agree with the first quote! I always say that once you believe in yourself, you are able to truthfully believe in anything,
I don’t consider myself religious but spiritual. I believe in being a good person. Love and kindness.
So powerful! I feel when I question my beliefs, I always seem to arrive at the same answer. I hope that puts me on track, and if not, I’m at least consistent!
I love how strong you believe with your beliefs. And I agree to all that. It’s just that I still believe in luck and to the saying that you reap what you sow at the same time.
It is important that we settle down root on something formidable because our core ultimately directs our path. We have to identify with our own beliefs so we will understand our thoughts, actions and decisions.
Thank you so much for reminding us about reflection and what we believe in.. I will surely take some time out to reflect on the journey so far.
I really needed this today, thank you for writing this post. I will try to implement these.
I just love this post. Thanks for writing such articles. To be very honest I believe in myself. Yes I too believe in god and in luck too.
These are great thoughts. In these fast-paced times, we barely have time to stop and think, let alone question our beliefs. It is good to take time and go inwards every now and then.
That’s just beautifully said. I think it’s important that there are things that we believe in because it adds to our motivation especially when it comes to reaching our goals.
Liked reading your post. I am not so religious but I respect your thoughts. Its very important to be peaceful at heart and spread love.
I try to do this as often as I can but sometimes life gets in the way and it doesn’t happen as often as it should do. Thank you for reminding me how important it is to do 🙂
Louise x
such great tips might really help me and many peoplw, what an insporing article i have read
This is such a beautiful outlook towards life! I’m not overly religious but I agree that beliefs are important! Keep up the amazing work! 🙂
Understanding what you truly believe in is very important as it provides you the basis for making decisions in your life.
Truly inspiring! These kind of topic is my favorite! Some of us don’t have foundations on where they would base their belief because of many circumstances. This is hence helpful!
I also believe in God. Beliefs are sometimes up to the people if they want believe or not so we must be understanding of their decisions.
Your beliefs really dictate your values and basically, how you’ll live your life. I believe in God too and in as much as possible, try to cultivate my values from a Christian perspective.