{"id":47,"date":"2014-10-17T20:33:22","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T20:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/?p=47"},"modified":"2014-10-17T20:33:22","modified_gmt":"2014-10-17T20:33:22","slug":"five-ways-to-discover-your-inner-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/2014\/10\/five-ways-to-discover-your-inner-truth.html","title":{"rendered":"Five Ways To Discover Your Inner Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"hugs<\/a>When you live with awareness of your inner truth, you are living your best possible life.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a shame that we so often overlook what\u2019s deep inside of ourselves, in pursuit of external validation. We crave possessions and worldly success. We crave validation from others. Our attention is ever diverted away from what\u2019s going on inside. Why?<\/p>\n

Because it\u2019s not a bowl of cherries in there.<\/p>\n

As much as we know that, deep down, we are innocent, vulnerable and sweet, there is often a wall of negativity and self-sabotage that stands in the way of our deeper truth.<\/p>\n

It is this wall of negativity that you must penetrate if you want to live in touch with your true self. How do you go about it?<\/p>\n

When the negative thoughts within harangue you, try these 5 methods for moving past them\u2026<\/p>\n

1. Write it down<\/h3>\n

Try it. Take a paper and pen, then begin recording the stream of thoughts that pass through your mind. Don\u2019t attempt to edit your thoughts…just write. When the stream of thoughts is coming to an end, ask yourself, \u201cHow do I sum all this up?\u201d Then, record the next thing that comes to mind.<\/p>\n

This final thought is a worth knowing. If it is positive, then you\u2019ve just handed yourself a piece of inspiration. If it\u2019s negative, then you now have a negative belief to address that may be getting in your way. Address it!<\/p>\n

2. Complete the sentence<\/h3>\n

Complete the following sentence with at least three answers that come to mind:<\/p>\n

What I most need to know about myself is\u2026.<\/p>\n

One of the answers will probably point in a productive direction in your growth as a person. If it\u2019s positive, take inspiration. If it\u2019s negative, find your humility and take on the challenge of dealing with it.<\/p>\n

3. Ask for feedback<\/h3>\n

There are people in your life that know you and care about you. When was the last time you asked one of them for personal feedback? Most of us never act proactively to learn from one of the best resources around – other people.<\/p>\n

Ask a trusted friend:<\/p>\n

What do you think is one of my finest qualities?<\/p>\n

What do you think I need to work on as a person?<\/p>\n

Ask sincerely. If you\u2019re bold enough to inquire, you\u2019ll learn more about who you are through the eyes of others.<\/p>\n

4. Find your purpose<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s not as difficult as it might seem. Here\u2019s on thing to try. Take out a sheet of paper and put at the top: My Purpose in Life, For Now, Is\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

Then, write! Keep writing until you hit on an idea that grabs you, emotionally. Yes, get past all the surface thoughts and you\u2019ll soon come across an idea that sparks deeper emotions in you. Stop there. You may have just run across something valuable. Savor that thought. It could be your purpose at this time in your life.<\/p>\n

5. Ground yourself and listen<\/h3>\n

I believe that all of us have the inner wisdom we need – if we will listen. Again, it\u2019s the negative voices inside that tend to drown out the deeper message. One good way to get past these voices is to ground yourself before turning your attention inward.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how to do it: Sit comfortably and listen to the background sounds in the room. They might include the sound of a fan blowing, your computer humming or the sound of distant traffic. Pick one mundane, consistent background noise – white noise. Just listen to it until you feel a slight settling within yourself.<\/p>\n

After you settle, then turn your attention inward and simply listen for any words of wisdom you need at this time. Try it!<\/p>\n

Yes, it all takes a little conscious effort. Surprisingly little! Yet, what\u2019s more surprising, given the rewards, is that so few of us are willing to put in that effort.<\/p>\n

But you will, won\u2019t you?<\/p>\n

The other option is to get some direct, personal coaching. This personalized email coaching program<\/a> is a great way to introduce yourself to deeper truths lurking within yourself.<\/p>\n

If you like this article, then like my Facebook Page<\/a> to keep up with all my writing.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you live with awareness of your inner truth, you are living your best possible life. It\u2019s a shame that we so often overlook what\u2019s deep inside of ourselves, in pursuit of external validation. We crave possessions and worldly success. We crave validation from others. Our attention is ever diverted away from what\u2019s going on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":579,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-habits-and-purpose"],"yoast_head":"\nFive Ways To Discover Your Inner Truth - Ending Self-Sabotage<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/2014\/10\/five-ways-to-discover-your-inner-truth.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Five Ways To Discover Your Inner Truth - Ending Self-Sabotage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When you live with awareness of your inner truth, you are living your best possible life. It\u2019s a shame that we so often overlook what\u2019s deep inside of ourselves, in pursuit of external validation. We crave possessions and worldly success. We crave validation from others. Our attention is ever diverted away from what\u2019s going on…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/2014\/10\/five-ways-to-discover-your-inner-truth.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ending Self-Sabotage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-10-17T20:33:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/files\/2014\/10\/appreciateyourself-200x300.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mike Bundrant\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Five Ways To Discover Your Inner Truth - Ending Self-Sabotage","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/2014\/10\/five-ways-to-discover-your-inner-truth.html","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Five Ways To Discover Your Inner Truth - Ending Self-Sabotage","og_description":"When you live with awareness of your inner truth, you are living your best possible life. It\u2019s a shame that we so often overlook what\u2019s deep inside of ourselves, in pursuit of external validation. We crave possessions and worldly success. We crave validation from others. Our attention is ever diverted away from what\u2019s going on…","og_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/2014\/10\/five-ways-to-discover-your-inner-truth.html","og_site_name":"Ending Self-Sabotage","article_published_time":"2014-10-17T20:33:22+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/files\/2014\/10\/appreciateyourself-200x300.jpg"}],"author":"Mike Bundrant","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/2014\/10\/five-ways-to-discover-your-inner-truth.html","url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/2014\/10\/five-ways-to-discover-your-inner-truth.html","name":"Five Ways To Discover Your Inner Truth - Ending Self-Sabotage","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/2014\/10\/five-ways-to-discover-your-inner-truth.html#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/2014\/10\/five-ways-to-discover-your-inner-truth.html#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/files\/2014\/10\/appreciateyourself-200x300.jpg","datePublished":"2014-10-17T20:33:22+00:00","dateModified":"2014-10-17T20:33:22+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/#\/schema\/person\/de7fc92cc79b96625574c1da4904ff1e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/2014\/10\/five-ways-to-discover-your-inner-truth.html#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/2014\/10\/five-ways-to-discover-your-inner-truth.html"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/2014\/10\/five-ways-to-discover-your-inner-truth.html#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/files\/2014\/10\/appreciateyourself-200x300.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/files\/2014\/10\/appreciateyourself-200x300.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/2014\/10\/five-ways-to-discover-your-inner-truth.html#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Five Ways To Discover Your Inner Truth"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/","name":"Ending Self-Sabotage","description":"Beliefnet Voices - Mike Bundrant","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/#\/schema\/person\/de7fc92cc79b96625574c1da4904ff1e","name":"Mike Bundrant","description":"Hi, I\u2019m Mike Bundrant, founder of iNLP Center. I am an NLP Master Practitioner, IANLP Fellow Trainer and retired psychotherapist (NM).","url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/author\/mbundrant"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/579"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47\/revisions\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/endingselfsabotage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}