A powerful way to discover and change limiting beliefs is to keep a journal. It's as important as brushing your teeth. Journaling for many is a form of meditation. It's allowing the left side of your brain a chance to dump thoughts onto paper without fear, ridicule, or retribution. It's a safe place to face ourselves.
Step 1
Find something to journal in and with! Take the time to find a special notebook and pen. This is a sacred time and space for you.
Find a special place and show up every day. You must be willing to dedicate time for this process. It's making a promise to yourself and keeping it, much like taking time to exercise each day. My morning routine is to have soft lighting, candles, and my cup of coffee. I close the door to the room I use and sit in my rocking chair with a favorite blanket. It is important that your space for journaling be comfortable and nurturing.
Remember this is for you and it is important to not be interrupted if at all possible.
Step II
Now that you've shown up, it's time to write on those pages. Three pages is recommended by Julia Cameron author of The Artist's Way. This may feel rather daunting at first, especially three hand written pages. Remember, this is a brain dump. Correct grammar, spelling and punctuation is not required. You are simply allowing whatever thoughts and/or feelings in your head to flow from pen to paper. I've been rather surprised at how chatty my left brain is and often will write more than three pages.
Be honest. This is the place to express yourself. If you are angry, sad, frustrated, let it all out here. You will be amazed at what beliefs are running on auto pilot as you allow your emotions to flow with the pen.
What about those times you have nothing to say? Write that. Write it as many times as necessary until something bubbles up. You could write about everything you are grateful for, small and large. Still stuck, then describe your favorite day or what a perfect day would look like to you. Affirmations are wonderful to write out. Notice any negative or nagging thoughts that may spurt up as you write. Jot those down and change them into an affirmation. Those spurts are limiting beliefs making their presence known!
Step III
You may find some resistance as you start to work with this process. Keep going. This is an important sign that you are shedding light on what's been hidden. Often we do not want to face our limiting beliefs. They can be much like worn out comfortable shoes. We know they no longer serve us, yet we refuse to give them up. What is our payoff for hanging onto those old beliefs?
If you skip a morning, you may find it's important to find some time during the day to journal. You may find that if you don't write for a day, you feel a bit off kilter. Write about that.
As you begin this daily journal, be aware that all sorts of feelings may come up. This is all part of the process of becoming more aware of what's been holding you back.
Daily journaling will change your limiting beliefs and your life. It's an exercise that exposes what's hidden and allows us to tap into our inner wisdom. The more you show up, the more beneficial you'll find this daily exercise.
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