Beyond The Illusion.

From birth till death, a book with many chapters. We walk through life with dust on our magnificent eyes. Our senses can play tricks on us. Our view can get distorted. Our souls can be hijacked by fears. These fears can haunt us since childhood. Some believe that they can go back to past lives. If we are unlucky, they will keep us forever locked in a world of illusions. Our environment is not what we think we see, it is shaped by who we are. If we want to experience the full magnitude of what the universe keeps in store for us, we need to do some inner work.

Here are five tools to break the ice of the illusion:

• Practice self-love: the way we interact with others, can be impacted by how we think and feel about ourselves. Our self-love determines to a great extent our experiences. If we are scared to be left alone, have low self-esteem or do not trust others, our relationships with others and ourselves will suffer. We will see our fears reflected in our perceptions. We can only see what we believe. Both on a conscious and subconcious level. Most of the time these fears go back to our childhood, where we may have experienced pain in our first relationships with other humans. These painful experiences sink deep into our subconscious mind and can get triggered once we are an adult. When we build intimate relationships, our childhood wounds are put into the spotlights, where they patiently wait to get healed. So we need to practice self-love and love ourselves unconditionally on a daily basis. This will strengthen our love muscles to love others deeply as well and meet them exactly where they are.
  

• Ask questions: often we assume too quickly that we know how things are. Someone reacts in a specific way and we experience hurt. We believe the other person has the intention to damage us. Our ego mind can make up many stories to convince us to move away from a person. We are scared and feel unsafe. So we take distance. What certainly helps in such cases, is to pause a little. We need to question our own perceptions more often. Is it really true what we are experiencing or are we making up something based on our emotional state? Questioning creates room to remain humble. We are all humans, are vulnerable and have our specific child wounds. It is good to know that we create our own world based on what we think, feel and believe. It is important to give ourselves direction. Always take a step back before reacting, it can make a world of difference in how our relationships with others and ourselves evolve.  

• Meditate: we can achieve a more relaxed and peaceful state through meditation practice. It has many advantages for our spirit, mind, body, heart and soul. When we meditate on a daily basis, the beneficial effects are the strongest. Via meditation we can also reach our higher self, which is our infinite self. It is connected to the universe and to all what is. Once we are connected to our higher self, our best version of who we are, we feel a deep bound, and we tap into a deep source of unconditional self-love. We see ourselves with new eyes. All illusions of who we think we should be, are washed away. We see ourselves in the most truthful way. No masks. Our real self is revealed at us. We need to do our homework to be able to arrive at this higher level of consciousness and pass beyond the ego state of mind. It is all worth it. The view from the top is much more beautiful.
  

• Open up to hypnosis: with hypnosis we can enter our subconscious mind. We do not see what is bothering us there or what is sabotaging us in life and love. The keys can be found in our subconscious mind. We need to find other ways to reach the bottom of the ocean within us. A guided hypnosis works well. While we are creating a peaceful place, a third voice can communicate smoothly with our deeper layers. The effects of hypnosis work on the long term and influence our behavior afterwards. There are professionals who can guide us on the journey of hypnosis. It is also possible to rely on YouTube videos. Hypnosis has certainly its value and it is not only for the dreamers among us. Many addictions can be tackled by going under hypnosis. Most of the time we are addicted to certain habits but when someone asks us why we need it, we have no clue. Our subconscious mind can give all answers and by working with that level through hypnosis, we can create profound changes and transformations.

• Visualize: the saying goes: 'See it, believe it'. The art of manifesting tells us that once we tap into the positive feelings of seeing our goals already achieved, we make our goals happen. It is only from a state of energy where we are, that we can meet with people and circumstances at the same level of energy. For example, if we want to experience joyful relationships, we need to be in that energetic state first and remove all blocks within us that are resistant to that state of joy. By visualizing our goals on a daily basis and feeling the manifestation of our goals, we move closer to the reality of our dreams and goals. The power of our imagination is infinite. Once we have a desire, it is the prove already that we can make our desire come true. We need to believe in it by seeing it first. Visualization is helpful in personal as professional matters. Once again, we need to be aware, that we are the creators of our own world.
  

To live our best life, it is really mandatory to break all illusions that we have created since childhood. If we change the way we look at our environment, our whole environment and experiences change. Step by step the ice will melt and we see things and people as they really are. Once we start the journey to detect illusions and replace them by more healthier templates, we will feel many shifts. We will create more and more bliss. It is not a bad thing that humans need to follow this growth process. It can be seen as a wonderful way to expand our beauty in this world. It only makes us more humble. We are all in the same boat together. Nobody needs to be perfect. Let's support each other on the way up.

Live a happy life

Liesbeth Leysen

Professional Writer - Certified Executive Coach

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