mave wrote:

Right - first you have to figure out what you've been assuming/accepting/believing as true/fact for you.  
Then you can ask yourself if that assumption serves you well and if that assumption is in line with your desires for your ideal self.
If the assumptions (beliefs) are not, then you can begin to work on changing those core beliefs/assumptions to that they're in line (aligned) with your preferred self/life/reality, etc.

I've found this article immensely helpful at breaking things down: 

http://iasos.com/metaphys/bashar/#easychange

Check out the section on "It's all a hologram of many holograms" which explains beliefs and perceptions.

I've been growing increasingly fond of Bashar. Does he say anything about attracting a specific person? Thanks for the article
 

mave wrote:

Right - first you have to figure out what you've been assuming/accepting/believing as true/fact for you.  
Then you can ask yourself if that assumption serves you well and if that assumption is in line with your desires for your ideal self.
If the assumptions (beliefs) are not, then you can begin to work on changing those core beliefs/assumptions to that they're in line (aligned) with your preferred self/life/reality, etc.

I've found this article immensely helpful at breaking things down: 

http://iasos.com/metaphys/bashar/#easychange

Check out the section on "It's all a hologram of many holograms" which explains beliefs and perceptions.

Most of the advice I read across the forums is mostly focus on the end result or focus on the qualities of what you desire that feel good and milk those feelings or just be happy. I was under the impression that because of this, we didn't have to be aware of or change our limiting beliefs, that our beliefs would change with our focus anyway.
 

mave wrote:

I think "beliefs" is tricky for a lot of people.  Beliefs are formed by repeated thoughts.  However, that statement alone kinda doesn't really explain a whole lot.  

As Sanshi uses in her example with the sky - a belief is what you assume to be true - consciously and more importantly, subconsciously - you assume that the sky is blue - this is an ingrained assumption of the existence of something in your world - so ingrained - you're not really conscious of it - you probably don't walk around all day long reaffirming to yourself that the sky is blue - it's so ingrained, you've just accepted it as fact, and you move on with your day/life.

When you think repeated thoughts, you begin to believe/assume/accept that they are true - that those thoughts and that perspective you have is real.  

This goes hand in hand with the phrase "act as if" - it's not so much the physical acting (setting a place for two, making space in the closet, etc.) - it's more the assumption/acceptance that this is just how things are - it's what you "know." 

The assumption and acceptance of things being a certain way are the product of your beliefs (repeated thoughts).  When you repeatedly think something, it becomes ingrained in your subconscious, translating into your conscious world - reflecting back to and in the external world that which you assume to be the truth.....

 
So basically this is why people use affirmations? To beat that belief into their subconscious?

I know I'm confused.. Veronica!!!! Help clear this all up for us..... To many opinions are just to confusing. Makes me feel that all the work I am trying to put into getting my Life back on track with my husband is all for nothing. 

I'm not sure maybe I'm just tired. The way you say it makes perfect sense. Guess its reading the thread from the beginning makes you feel like what you really want wont manifest only someone else will. I don't know Don't listen to me. But thank you for putting it in the way I can understand it better. I feel better and I WILL get my Husband back not someone else.. thanks