I'm currently on a lifelong journey to enjoy every moment given me, to be fully present.
The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks talks a lot about how your mind is really your greatest enemy, but one that can be overcome. Reading through this book has given me a new sense of motivation and excitement to make mental changes for things that happen in my life, realizing that they can be changed and formed to how I want them to.
He talks a lot about the "Upper Limit Belief" idea and how when we get something good, our minds try to find fault with it or go to a place that undermines our contentment. Reading about this has really opened my eyes to why I've been failing to be fully present and enjoying moments in my life.
Often, I will get off work feeling content and satisfied, only to be in a quiet and low mood when I return home. This is the upper limit belief in action, and my brain is telling me that I can't have complete satisfaction, and my mind goes to things that could be stressful. But now that I am aware of these ideas, I'm finding it easier to take a higher look at it all and realize that I can have satisfaction and deep enjoyment in struggles and blessings.
Gay Hendricks also talks a lot about how we perceive ourselves as inherently flawed, and that's just a fiction we put in our heads. I'm afraid I have to disagree with this. As a Christian, we are all born in sin and are conscious of this on some level. I think it's very dangerous if we start telling ourselves it's just fiction and something we can forget about.
Key takeaways:
1) Your mind is your biggest enemy
2) Our brains sabotage us
3) Opened my eyes to why I do not feel that satisfaction
4) We are born in sin, not fiction