Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Breaking Family Cycles

Today's DailyOM brought to you by:
Click here for Being Here Now by Ram Dass
 

 
December 23, 2014
Breaking Family Cycles
The Start of Change

by Madisyn Taylor

Breaking your family patterns may be the most important work you do and the hardest.


It is easy to believe that in leaving our childhood homes and embarking upon the journey of adulthood, we have effectively removed ourselves from harmful and self-perpetuating familial patterns. In looking closely at ourselves, however, we may discover that our behaviors and beliefs are still those that were impressed upon us during our youth by our parents, grandparents, and the generations that preceded them. We may find ourselves unconsciously perpetuating cycles of the previous generations, such as fear of having enough, not showing affection, and secrecy patterns. Yet the transmission of negative patterns from one generation to the next is not inevitable. It is possible to become the endpoint at which negative family cycles that have thrived for generations are exhausted and can exert their influence no longer. Breaking the pattern is a matter of overcoming those values imprinted upon us long ago in order to replace them with pure love, tolerance, and conscious awarenes! s.

Even if you have struggled with the cumulative effects of family cycles that were an expression of established modes of living and a reflection of the strife your ancestors were forced to endure, you can still liberate yourself from the effects of your family history. The will to divest yourself of old, dark forms of familial energy and carry forth a new loving energy may come in the form of an epiphany. You may one day simply realize that certain aspects of your early life have negatively affected your health, happiness, and ability to evolve as an individual. Or you may find that in order to transcend long-standing patterns of limiting beliefs, irrational behavior, and emotional stiltedness, you have to question your values and earnestly examine how your family has impacted your personality. Only when you understand how family cycles have influenced you can you gain freedom from those cycles.

In order to truly change, you must give yourself permission to change. Breaking family patterns is in no way an act of defiance or betrayal. It is important that you trust yourself implicitly when determining the behaviors and beliefs that will help you overwrite the generation-based cyclical value system that limited your individual potential. Many people are on the earth at this time to break family cycles, for all of you are true pioneers. In breaking negative family cycles, you will discover that your ability to express your feelings and needs grows exponentially and that you will embark upon a journey toward greater well-being that can positively impact generations to come.


DailyOM Course Spotlight

Attracting a Great Relationship
by Max Highstein

This course, by internationally acclaimed, bestselling author Max Highstein, will help you get ready for a great relationship, avoid the pitfalls of a bad one, and attract your ideal mate. This course works on two levels. First, in video and audio lectures you'll learn about the negative patterns that attract bad relationships. Then, in guided meditation programs you'll go deep within and knock out that old programming -- and erase the Relationship Killers that keep you stuck. The course offers a terrific inner process to help you get very clear about what you're looking for, and put it out to the world in a powerful way. But first you'll do the groundwork. That's the right way to get ready for a great relationship, and attract your ideal mate.

> Get the first lesson now


Top 10 DailyOM Courses:

1. Connecting with the Archangels
2. Protect Yourself from Control Dramas
3. Release Yourself from Family Karma
4. Blessings from A Course in Miracles
5. Be Free from Unhealthy Relationships
6. Make Yourself a Money Magnet
7. Way of Story Writing Course
8. Falling in Love with Yourself
9. Being Here Now
10. Awaken to Miracles with Padre Pio

New Courses | All Courses


What do you think?
Discuss this article and share your opinion

Want more DailyOM?
Register for your free email, or browse all articles

  The Start of Change

Share the OM:

Email this to a friend
Printable version
Save in My DailyOM
Discuss this article

Free USA Shipping On All Orders

Deal of the Day:

Quest: Happy, Wealthy, and Wise [DVD]
$12.64 Buy Now
$22.63 (save $9.99)
(Price for this week only)

On-line Courses:


Connecting with the Archangels
by Sunny Dawn Johnston


Daily Tips for De-Stressing Your Life
by Gina Lake

From the Library:
Getting Older Better: The Best Advice Ever on Money, Health, Creativity, Sex, Work, Retirement, and More
by Pamela D. Blair PhD

More DailyOM:

  • On-line Courses
  • Soul Readings
  • Today's Horoscopes
  • Shop the Marketplace
  • Join the Community
  • Home | Gift Shop | My DailyOM | Marketplace | Community | Archives | Share The OM | Contact Us
    Subscribe | Change Email | User Settings | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | Gift Shop FAQ | Advertising Info
    Make DailyOM Your Homepage | Link To Us | Publish DailyOM On Your Website

    © 2004-2014 DailyOM - All Rights Reserved
    No portion of this site can be reprinted without express permission
    Artwork by Wang Chang-Ming

    No comments: