Thinking something is not the same as believing something. "I think it is going to snow," is from observation, but unless I absolutely know the conditions are right, I don't have a foundation for a belief that it is going to snow. Mother Nature often fools thoughts, even those of a meteorologist.
Believing something will happen does have influence. I prep for it, simply knowing it will happen. I do this – somewhere beyond the conscious level – in every action I take. The chair will hold me up when I sit on it. The outfit I wore a few days ago will still fit me.
Every soul is made up of beliefs. Every action taken follows a belief. Every decision follows a belief. We live by our beliefs.
We talk because of beliefs, we hear because of our beliefs. We interpret all of our senses according to our beliefs. We smell a rose as sweet because we have been told this is a sweet fragrance. We taste the acidity of a lemon because we have been taught that this is sour. We hear a squeal in our car and believe something is not quite right. We see the moon and believe it is round. A perception is a belief until we prove it to ourselves as otherwise. Beliefs consume our being.
Do beliefs change? Beliefs are like body cells. They multiply and nurture us. Then they die and new cells replace them. The new cells/beliefs depend on what input we are providing in the moment.
Just as we exercise certain muscles to accomplish our tasks, so do we exercise certain beliefs. We are not aware of some until we take time to go within and investigate those that are less obvious. Some may be hidden behind others. As we open our consciousness to become aware of why our thoughts and actions surface as they do throughout the day, we learn how to adjust our beliefs. We then choose our options of releasing or strengthening them. Awareness is the key.
We flavor each moment with our preferences for the benefit of our expansion. Regardless of what appears, it is to be enjoyed. It is best not to judge whether the moment is "good" or "not good.” The choice comes from beyond our conscious mind, regardless of what we think we desire, and this is what is revealed.
Our beliefs about something or someone equal our relationship with that something or someone. This premise occurs in every position of our lives spiritually, mentally, physically, emotionally, in our relationships with our families, with friends and acquaintances, with our coworkers and bosses and with our finances. It occurs when choosing our style of clothing, what books we read, what kind of pet we have, plants that we house, how we treat children and the elderly, and how we are affected by international affairs. Our attitude about the universe affects our relationship with these aspects and with every situation we meet along our path.
A decision lies in our attitudes. Awareness must continue to reign to show us where our focus lies. This depends on the reflection of our attitude and the choices we make. Once we have the taste of our preferred attitudes, or beliefs, and realize how comfortable they feel, we feel astonishment to hear why anyone would choose anything less favorable.
I have been choosing beliefs all my life. I am choosing each moment. They continue to adjust and readjust themselves within my life activities from day to day.