Comments on: What do you believe?

By: Lyndsay Cabildo

Lyndsay Cabildo — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:39:32 +0000

Wow, that was an impressive reflection! It shows how you listen to what you hear, and notice things, people around you that most people forgot to do. Lyndsay Cabildo’s last blog post..Acer Fashion Laptop is Out Now

By: Ron Hirsu

Ron Hirsu — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:09:09 +0000

Totally agree with you. Without a strong belief system you will sort of lead an "aimless" life. There will be no purpose and no goal. Before you know it 10 years of your life has pass away....without you realising it. What a waste. Ron Hirsu Healthy Times Magazine Blog Ron Hirsu’s last blog post..The Side Effects of Quitting Smoking

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:46:47 +0000

Ross, I agree with you that "belief is a powerful thing." If we believe in something strongly, there is a tendency to "recruit" others to that belief. Yet, by doing this are we making a judgment that our belief is the right one? I also agree with Davina in that this is a challenge for humanity...finding the balance between fully committing to our beliefs and still allowing others room to believe differently. Interesting post...thanks for sharing it :~) Sara’s last blog post..Is the term Lurkers a bad word?

By: Davina

Davina — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:24:19 +0000

Hi Ross. Belief is tricky when it comes to connecting with those who have different beliefs. Believing that other people have beliefs that may be different than ours is a true test of our open-mindedness. Davina’s last blog post..Benefits Of Turning Off Comments

By: Ross

Ross — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:45:34 +0000

@Ian – Hi there, hope you are well! Thanks for sharing your thoughts… It’s such a personal thing isn’t it? I have found that belief and how we apply it to our lives is so dependent on upbringings, experiences, and personality/strength of character.

By: Ian Peatey

Ian Peatey — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:30:19 +0000

Hi Ross

For sure I believe my beliefs! Reading your post raises a couple of things for me I’d like to share:

1 Beliefs are important as kind of roots for living. Without them we don’t have much grounding and can be easily swayed or manipulated (for example, by the ‘paint on a sign’). But they are only beliefs and not ‘the truth’.

2 It’s often my hidden, unchallenged beliefs that cause the damage, when I treat my belief as a universal truth. When I recognise something as a a belief rather than a truth then I’m on the path to dislodge it and allow it to develop rather than stay set in stone. I think I’m right, but I can never be absolutely sure.

3 Trying to impose one set of beliefs on another is at the root of much violence in the world. Once I can see my belief is not ‘truth’ (and maybe nothing is really ‘truth’) then I find I’m much more accepting of different beliefs and views of the world. I can enjoy the difference rather than feel threatened by it.

Enjoyed the post very much!