If you have already done the meditation in Section 1, "Identifying Layers of your Onion", you already have a general idea of what some of your limiting belief may be. Those again may include:
Disbelief in God/Higher Power
"If it can't be physically proven, it's not real or doesn't exist" Belief you are a "Sinner"
Belief you are undeserving
Belief you are meant to suffer or struggle in this life
Sense of Limitation - that you are limited to what you can achieve Sense of Inferiority
Scarcity Consciousness (lack of abundance)
Belief that you only live one life - the life you get is just the "luck of the draw" There is no reason for the "good" and "bad" things that occur in your life
All of the above and other beliefs can contribute to the density of layers in your personal onion. Any belief that is not in alignment with the capital "R" Reality of who you really are will keep you from fully connecting with your True Self.
People tend to hold personal beliefs as "sacred" and something that cannot be changed. Some identify so strongly with their beliefs that they think those things are part of "Reality" and part of who they are. So limiting beliefs can be more difficult to change than bad habits and momentums. The good news is they CAN be changed because beliefs are a CHOICE. You choose to believe what you believe and there is nobody forcing you to believe anything!
Evaluation
As before with your bad habits and negative momentums, take a look at your initial list you made of limiting beliefs you know or think you may have. Since beliefs tend to run in the background of our lives and sometimes aren't easily discernible, it will probably take more time than 7 days to see what beliefs are contributing to your experience of life.
Like with the 7 Day Habits/Momentum Evaluation, keep your journal handy and record any possible limiting belief that comes up throughout your day. This may take a little more digging to discover them, so you really have to have your microscope out too! When you are experiencing any lack or limitation of any kind, look at things closely and see if you can discern a limiting belief that may be behind the event. Say you become aware that you always seem to be struggling in life with your job, your personal life, with money, etc. Now look for a possible belief that is contributing to those situations - such as a belief that life is meant to be hard and you have to struggle, or that you think you don't deserve to have things easy.
Along with identifying the beliefs you hold, also note in your journal WHY you think you believe the way you do - what is the cause? Is it something you were taught? Is it due to your upbringing? Is it due to guilt you have? Again, this will require total honesty and a willingness to see what is limiting you.
Higher Self (in meditation or at the start of each day) to assist you in fully seeing the beliefs and their causes. You can also ask God, the Masters or angels for assistance.
Letting Go
Once you have a good idea of the limiting beliefs in your life, now comes the part of letting them go! Again you first need to realize that no one is forcing you to hold on to any belief. Also essential is to fully realize that beliefs are NOT a part of who you are - they are simply a choice you have made somewhere along the line to believe a certain way. Next is to clearly see that these beliefs are restricting your experience in life and your connection with your Real Self. Next, you have to have a willingness to have an open mind that will first allow you to question the reality of the belief and finally the desire and willingness to LET GO of the belief and the driving force it has had in your life.
KEYS FOR LETTING GO OF LIMITING BELIEFS - Awareness and identification of the beliefs
- Examination of WHY you have the belief - the cause behind it - Realization that no one is forcing you to believe anything - Realize that your beliefs are NOT a part of who you are
- Know that beliefs are a CHOICE you made somewhere along the line - Determination to have an open mind
- Clearly see that your limiting beliefs are restricting you from experiencing all the goodness of life, as well as contributing to your suffering and a sense of struggle in life
- Know that limiting beliefs are keeping you from fully connecting with your True Self - Willingness to have an open mind that allow you to question the reality of the belief - Must have the DESIRE and willingness to LET GO of the belief