YOUR ENEMY WITHIN: CORE

NEGATIVE BELIEFS

Most of the time when we are blocked in an area of our life,
it is because we feel safer that way. We may not be happy,
but at least we know what we are—unhappy. Much fear of
our own creativity is the fear of the unknown.
If I am fully creative, what will it mean? What will happen
to me and to others? We have some pretty awful notions
about what could happen. So, rather than find out, we
decide to stay blocked. This is seldom a conscious decision.
It is more often an unconscious response to internalized
negative beliefs. In this week, we will work at uncovering
our negative beliefs and discarding them.
Here is a list of commonly held negative beliefs:
I can’t be a successful, prolific, creative artist because:

1. Everyone will hate me.


2. I will hurt my friends and family.


3. I will go crazy.


4. I will abandon my friends and family.


5. I can’t spell.


6. I don’t have good enough ideas.


7. It will upset my mother and/or father.


8. I will have to be alone.


9. I will find out I am gay (if straight).


10. I will be struck straight (if gay).


11. I will do bad work and not know it and look like a