There is no doubt about it; we are in the information age.
Like everyone else I find myself in a sea of electronic information.
There is Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, the internet, emails and 24 hour news on television. All of these communication systems give us access to huge amounts of information in real-time.
We hear about events and situations that are happening in our country and around the globe the moment that it transpires.
You can go to Google and type in any keyword and you will see hundreds of different opinions on what the keyword means. For instance, if you type in the Star of David, you will see that some people say it is evil and some will say it is your light body vehicle, or the Sacred Geometry that all life and matter is created from.
On these communication systems you hear a polarity of different beliefs, concepts and ideas. One such polarity concept is that Obama is an illuminati puppet or that he is the One to save America.
We are constantly sending out and receiving emails that are either empowering us with positive information or disempowering us by telling us about negative situations or warning us about negative situations that are about to come.
There is so much different information out there that it is difficult to know what is right and what is wrong.
Eggs are good for you, no they’re bad for you, the government is doing a good job, no the government is doing a terrible job, Tim Noakes diet is successful to lose weight, no Tim Noakes diet is a joke, Oscar is guilty, no he is innocent, on and on they go…
There are even many different posts on the web with different opinions about smoking. Ninety eight percent are about how bad smoking is for you, but if you search for ‘smoking is good for you’ will find some convincing posts.
Why do we see all these different concepts of what people believe what is true?
It is because we all have different beliefs, and when we hear something, we either mould this into our belief or we reject it as being false.
So who and what should we believe to be true?
It can drive you dilly as you sieve through all this information.
What is the point of reading it anyway, or having an opinion on it, as you are only perceiving the information from your belief system of what you believe to be true and what you believe to be true will be true for you.
In other words, as you read it, you are giving it meaning from your belief system and whatever meaning you give it, it becomes your truth about what you believe to be true.
Therefore, whatever your belief system says, you will take it as the truth.
Besides, what are beliefs anyway?
It is just a lot of thoughts that are strung together that you have obtained over the years through life experiences. The beliefs you have are just programs obtained through life experiences and these programs are what you define yourself – as you.
The big question you have to answer is. “Is my belief system true?”
In my opinion, all belief systems are valid, therefore true, as anything that you could possibly imagine exists within the Oneness consciousness and if it exists, it is automatically validated by Oneness as truth.
The big question here is, it is not if our beliefs our true, it is if it is serving the creation we want!
When we give meaning to something that we read or perceive, are we perceiving and giving it meaning from our self-righteous ego mind, or from our authentic self that lies deep within us.
The authentic self will only create a reality of peace, abundance and self-worth, whereas the self-righteous ego mind will create chaos and more lack of self.
As I am typing this I have just received a call from the bank telling me that I have been selected to purchase their protection plan.
The lady that called me was kind enough to inform me that I live in a country with an extremely high crime rate and that there are killer diseases out there such as cancer, TB, AIDS and Ebola etc. She proceeded to tell me that because of this I could have an accident, be robbed or even murdered at any moment and there was a very high possibility that I would get and die of a dreaded disease.
Of course, if anything terrible happened to me, the protection plan that she was offering would see me through the days of pain and make sure that I was financially secure, and if I died my family would be taken care of.
In my opinion, it is good to have a general insurance for your goods and home or a life policy for your family, as small irrelevant things can happen in your life from time to time and death at some time in the future is imminent.
However, the protection plan that she was offering was for terrible experiences and I had to ask myself whether what she is telling me is the truth or not and should I buy into her belief, hence take the plan.
The point is, it was her truth and not mine.
Both of us were telling the truth.
My truth will reflect in my reality, as so will hers.
When I receive information, I ask myself, does this speak of freedom or control?
Does it free me or does it suppress me?
Years ago I was listening to conspiracy theorists talking about “Obama”.
Most of them said that he is an illuminati puppet and that he is here to implement the illuminati agenda.
They may be right or they may be wrong…
For me, it was not important what might be right or wrong, it was what will I focus my attention on and what belief should I buy into that will serve my creation of what I prefer to experience.
Will I focus my attention on control or will I focus my attention on freedom?
I CHOSE FREEDOM.
Most conspiracy theorists tell us that we are in a prison, a prison that has been created by the control of the illuminati. There is nothing wrong with that, as that is just someone’s opinion and in a positive way their opinion is bringing awareness to others that such experiences exists and can be participated in, if one so desires. The trouble is that most conspiracy theorists only focus on the prison and never tell you how you can escape from the prison, thus entrapping themselves and their readers in the prison.
However, some of us don’t just become aware of this prison experience and know that we have a choice to participate in it or not. We buy into it in a big way, I know, I used to, and it affected my life in a very negative manner.
What we direct our focus on will manifest itself in our life, as a life experience.
That’s why many years ago I decided that I was going to focus on the keys to the prison gate and not the bars. I made a conscious decision to stop focusing, talking and writing about control and all other negative situations.
This is not to say that I buried my head in the sand and did not know that these negative experiences existed and that they are there to be experienced if I choose to do so.
I stopped focusing and complaining about the world and trying to change it. I focused on myself and changed my perceptions and what I believed to be true, knowing that all beliefs are valid and true, hence I aligned myself with a world that I preferred to experience.
Once you understand how manifestation works, you quickly let go all that you do not prefer and focus on what you do prefer. Of course to accomplish this took a lot of hard work at the beginning, as I had to clear a lot of negative patterns that was embedded deep within me and sometimes that was not easy.
Nevertheless, after using the purging process over and over, my life became much more fluid and abundant.
So the next time you receive information, do not ask; “Is this information true or false, as that does not matter?”.
Rather ask yourself; “How do I want to perceive this information and what should my focus and attention be on?”
“Does it set me free or imprison me?”
“Does it represent control or freedom?”
“Is it from the self-righteous mind or authentic self?”
“Should I buy into the belief or let it go?”
Whatever your end result is, will always be your choice, and the choice you make what to believe and focus on will create your life experiences.
About the Author: My name is Paul Birnie, and I am the creator of ‘The Secret of Manifestation”. I appreciate that you have taken the time to read this article. Please feel free to share this article, as The Secret of Manifestation is dedicated to sharing information on spiritual awakening subjects. I am also the creator of the Oneness Pendant and writer of the book “The Secret of Manifestation’ that can be purchased at http://www.onenesspendants.com
