For example, on exploring an issue I had about weighing more than I thought I should, I found that I believed if I didn t feel unhappy about being overweight, I wouldn t do anything about it. So if I am using unhappiness to motivate myself, it sure isn t working. This marked the beginning of the end of my adversarial relationship not only with food, but also with myself. Maybe I could even be more effective and creative in achieving what I want without the added burden of unhappiness. Since that time I have continued to work with myself and with other people, searching for and uprooting our self-defeating and limiting beliefs.
Beliefs are funny things.
By definition, they are things we accept as real or true without positive knowledge or proof. It seems we acquire many of them when we are children, because they were probably true back then, or at least helpful. But unfortunately, beliefs, like some government programs, get put on the books, but never get reassessed for their value. What is so exciting about the Option Method is watching people use it to take back their lives, reclaiming their power to make their lives what they really want. One woman I had the honor of working with was a very good and successful teacher.