The Process of Life A Positive Primer for Managing Your Life By: Gary Null, Ph.D.
February 25, 2013 Balancing Our Belief System Very simply, health is balance. When we are living a balanced life, we feel good. When our lives are out of balance, we begin to feel uncomfortable. Over time,if we don't correct these imbalances, our chronic discomfort becomes acute and we may not be able to express our emotions appropriately or we develop disease. Most people in our culture have developed negative attitudes and false belief patterns. Frequently we don't even know what we believe in and have no ideals to which to aspire. Knowing yourself can help you avoid frustrating and even dangerous consequences. Dangerous Belief Patterns. One of the dangers of being creatures of adaptation is that no matter how disconcerting something is, generally we find it easier to adapt to it rather than to change it. Spending our lives in bad jobs or in bad relationships can lead to all sorts of physical symptoms. We have to be careful not to get into the habit of creating negative belief patterns that suit our immediate needs but are ultimately destructive to our well being in the long run. Another danger of our society is the craving for instant gratification.We have become an addictive, dependent, needy people looking to fill up the void of every moment with drugs, food alcohol, TV work, or sex. Society, instead of getting to the root of these problems, only addresses the symptoms. A child who takes drugs is sent to reform school and receives special counseling, but the root cause is not examined. We need to ask ourselves what causes these problems.