by Linda-Ann Stewart
Do you want more prosperity, a better relationship, more creativity, more harmony, a better job, better health? That longing is the Universe’s way of impelling you to expand and grow, to experience more freedom. So why haven’t you achieved it? Your old thought patterns, beliefs, ideas, and mental habits restrict what you’ve accepted thus far. Sometimes, we stick with the familiar, because we’re afraid of what changes the fulfillment of our desire might bring. This can become a mental prison of our own making
A person might stay in a dead end job because they’re afraid of the responsibilities of a better one. The familiar is what we settle for. We may dream of something greater, but when it comes down to actually acting on it, we pull back, fearful that we’d be asked to stretch beyond our capabilities. Therefore, we remain in a self-created prison of inadequacy and fear.
This situation has its equivalent in law enforcement and the penitentiary system. Many times, a prisoner would be released from prison, just to go out and commit another crime so he could be put back into familiar surroundings. He might rage at circumstances, but his unconscious intention was to be returned to jail. Craving the structure of being told when to eat, sleep, dress, shower, exercise and more, and not having to be responsible for his life; he surrenders his freedom and his free choice for the security of a cell.
What are you giving up to stay in your old familiar situation? Where are you limiting your freedom? What thoughts are restricting the fulfillment of your desires? What is keeping you imprisoned in your current situation? It’s not the Universe. Ask yourself if you have any fear about achieving your desires. Do you have any issues with low self-worth, self- confidence, self-esteem or self-acceptance? Are you trying to avoid being visible or acknowledged? Are you trying to avoid risk or responsibility?
All of these questions, and more, are issues to investigate in attempting to discover what’s keeping you detained in your current situation, your mental prison. Simply desiring to know the truth will begin to uncover it. Fling open the doors of your self-created prison made of outdated mental habits, and accept all that the Universe has to offer you.
Linda-Ann Steward is a nationally known speaker, life coach, hypnotherapist, and author, Linda-Ann Stewart empowers people to discover new possibilities and realize their full potential. Visit www.Linda-AnnStewart.com to receive a free e-book full of affirmations and related articles.