SPIRITUALITY
THE PROBLEM is Not the Problem
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By Ranchelle Van Bryce Here are some great examples:
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have always prided myself on being a ‘problem solver’. You see, I have a skill, a knack for seeing what isn’t working, whether it be in business or in my personal life.
But the challenge with this way of thinking is that I am trying to fix the problem by fixing the problem and the problem with that is: The problem isn’t the problem! Yup, you read that correctly. The problem is NOT the problem. So, you may be asking then; what IS the problem?
The Problem Is What You Are Trying To Avoid. Have you ever seen the movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray? The theme of the movie is that the main character repeats the same day over and over again throughout the movie until he learns the lessons he needs to learn. I don’t know about you, but I have certainly experienced that in my lifetime. The reason why is that I was trying to solve the problem by fixing the problem.
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You can’t ‘attract’ more clients into your business by trying to attract more clients. You can’t release weight by focusing on losing weight. Why? You may be asking yourself? Let me share. Dr. Thurman Fleet did a great job of explaining the difference between the Conscious Mind (top part of the hemisphere) and our Subconscious mind (the bottom part). The Conscious Mind is where our logic is, where the five senses are. The Subconscious Mind is where our beliefs and emotions lie. Up until the age of 7, our conscious mind cannot discern if what we are ‘learning’ (being programmed with) is good or bad, right or wrong. We are literally a sponge. So, all of our beliefs are there, and we spend the rest of our lives ensuring that we ‘prove’ those beliefs to be correct. So, when you decide that you want to change something, you have a belief that needs to be programmed, a habit that needs to be let go of, and a new strategy to behave in a different way. So, if you focus on the problem that you want to be changed, you keep on focusing on the problem.
