{"id":35,"date":"2011-09-29T04:53:57","date_gmt":"2011-09-29T04:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/areasontosmile\/?p=35"},"modified":"2011-09-30T05:37:53","modified_gmt":"2011-09-30T05:37:53","slug":"finding-peace-or-who-are-you-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/areasontosmile\/2011\/09\/finding-peace-or-who-are-you-really.html","title":{"rendered":"Finding peace; Or, who are you really? (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<dl>\n<dt><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<div style=\"text-align: -webkit-auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_7\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/304\/2011\/09\/Dave-Walters-Winner-Pic-e1317055674164.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/304\/2011\/09\/Dave-Walters-Winner-Pic-e1317055674164.jpg\" alt=\"Winner of the Next Beliefnet Featured Blogger Contest\" width=\"250\" height=\"96\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">http:\/\/about.me\/bdavewalters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the video below, I share:<br \/>\n*How to step out of your comfort zone<br \/>\n*How to know what&#8217;s really stopping you<br \/>\n*How to deal with the pain of the past, and<br \/>\n*How to create whatever you want.<br \/>\nPS: The video I mentioned can be found <a title=\"HERE\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/video\/video.php?v=114916495203848\" target=\"_blank\">here <\/a><\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All About You with B. Dave Walters Episode 70 Peace.mp4\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5968NnyXXYw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Remember last time when I asked who you are?<br \/>\nWell, there are two possible answers: The first, is that you ARE. You are pure energy, you are infinite; you have always existed and always will exist.<br \/>\nThe other answer, is you are who you choose to be. Any of the labels you used to describe yourself are labels that have been placed on you, or that you have chosen to accept; but they aren&#8217;t YOU, they don&#8217;t define you.<br \/>\nThey only have what power over you that you give them. So because of that, you can be whomever you want.<br \/>\nYou can recreate yourself however you want, at any time.<\/p>\n<p>So that leads to today&#8217;s question: what do you want?<br \/>\nTake some time to write down what you want, but BE SPECIFIC!<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t say things like \u201cI want to be happy\u201d or, \u201cI want to feel peaceful\u201d because any emotional state is within your power to create at any time.<br \/>\nOutside forces don&#8217;t dictate how you feel, how you feel dictates your outside environment!<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t want to talk to much about feelings just now, so let&#8217;s start with what you want.<\/p>\n<p>And, if you really don&#8217;t know what you want, then the easiest thing to do is start with a list of what you DON&#8217;T want!<br \/>\nWrite down everything in your life that isn&#8217;t working right now, and once you have it you can take the opposite of each and make it your &#8216;do want&#8217; list.<br \/>\nDoes that make sense?<\/p>\n<p>For instance, you may say \u201cI don&#8217;t want my husband \/ wife to ignore me\u201d, which can be restated as \u201cI want full and open communication with my husband \/ wife\u201d.<br \/>\nUnderstand?<\/p>\n<p>Start with that, and we&#8217;ll talk more later.<\/p>\n<p>You are great, and I love you!<br \/>\nAnd if you love me back, click subscribe over on the right hand side!<\/p>\n<p>B. 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