'Mental slavery is the worst form of Slavery. It gives you the illusion of freedom, makes you trust, love and defend your oppressor while making an enemy of those who are trying to free you or open your eyes!'
--Unknown
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What are the things in life that hold you back?
^ Is it your past bad experience?
^ Maybe it's something someone once said to you and it stuck.
^ Maybe it was just something negative that you began to think about yourself and now it's 'true'?
All 3 statements/questions belong to a category of negative self-talk related to 'limiting beliefs.'
You are, on some level, suffering from a 'slavery of the mind'.
It is true that even after a person is physically no longer a slave to anyone or anything he or she can and likely still is mentally enslaved by whatever it was.
Take the story of the people of Israel upon their leaving Egypt. They were no longer slaves. They were physically free. How about in their mind and their soul? Were they 'there' yet?
Mental slavery or as others call it psychological slavery is something that holds so many of us back from achieving great success in our lives.
Let's explore as we continue our series on 'Coaching With The Seder'
This is Episode 133 (S3:E24)
Our topic: On Slavery
Happy Learning!
