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We Can Change Our Story | Saima Shah | TEDxMontrealWomen


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[Applause] we can change our story whether we think

we can change our story whether we think

we can change our story whether we think we can or whether we think we can’t we

we can or whether we think we can’t we

we can or whether we think we can’t we are right who we think we are who we

are right who we think we are who we

are right who we think we are who we think we are not we’re also right

think we are not we’re also right

think we are not we’re also right why because only 5% of our mind is

why because only 5% of our mind is

why because only 5% of our mind is conscious the rest 95% is subconscious

conscious the rest 95% is subconscious

conscious the rest 95% is subconscious our subconscious mind lives in the

our subconscious mind lives in the

our subconscious mind lives in the background of our experience it controls

background of our experience it controls

background of our experience it controls our life it has unlimited power and

our life it has unlimited power and

our life it has unlimited power and potential if we learn to access it and

potential if we learn to access it and

potential if we learn to access it and use it when we go to school we learn

use it when we go to school we learn

use it when we go to school we learn lots of facts and theories we don’t

lots of facts and theories we don’t

lots of facts and theories we don’t learn about feelings we don’t learn

learn about feelings we don’t learn

learn about feelings we don’t learn about ourselves we don’t learn how to

about ourselves we don’t learn how to

about ourselves we don’t learn how to live without fear we don’t understand

live without fear we don’t understand

live without fear we don’t understand that our emotions are actually patterns

that our emotions are actually patterns

that our emotions are actually patterns angry parents create angry children

angry parents create angry children

angry parents create angry children fearful parents create fearful children

fearful parents create fearful children

fearful parents create fearful children and happy parents create happy children

and happy parents create happy children

and happy parents create happy children our programs come from our environment

our programs come from our environment

our programs come from our environment our childhood our ancestry our history

our childhood our ancestry our history

our childhood our ancestry our history for example the program the meaning of

for example the program the meaning of

for example the program the meaning of love each of us has it and it’s a bit

love each of us has it and it’s a bit

love each of us has it and it’s a bit different for each of us say there are

different for each of us say there are

different for each of us say there are two people in a relationship and one of

two people in a relationship and one of

two people in a relationship and one of them thinks that food is love but she

them thinks that food is love but she

them thinks that food is love but she has a different program

has a different program

has a different program that says something like physical touch

that says something like physical touch

that says something like physical touch isn’t that okay it’s a little bit taboo

isn’t that okay it’s a little bit taboo

isn’t that okay it’s a little bit taboo and he has a different program and she

and he has a different program and she

and he has a different program and she may cook him lots of wonderful food but

may cook him lots of wonderful food but

may cook him lots of wonderful food but he may still feel disconnected there’s

he may still feel disconnected there’s

he may still feel disconnected there’s another common program that all of us

another common program that all of us

another common program that all of us are exposed to and that program is the

are exposed to and that program is the

are exposed to and that program is the meaning of being a hero is to suffer we

meaning of being a hero is to suffer we

meaning of being a hero is to suffer we see it in TV shows we see it in the

see it in TV shows we see it in the

see it in TV shows we see it in the media but it’s not necessarily true that

media but it’s not necessarily true that

media but it’s not necessarily true that being a hero means to suffer our mind

being a hero means to suffer our mind

being a hero means to suffer our mind has some amazing characteristics but our

has some amazing characteristics but our

has some amazing characteristics but our subconscious is actually really

subconscious is actually really

subconscious is actually really different from our conscious mind the

different from our conscious mind the

different from our conscious mind the first characteristic of our subconscious

first characteristic of our subconscious

first characteristic of our subconscious mind that’s amazing is that it projects

mind that’s amazing is that it projects

mind that’s amazing is that it projects what we deeply believe onto the rest of

what we deeply believe onto the rest of

what we deeply believe onto the rest of the world we think that it’s the world

the world we think that it’s the world

the world we think that it’s the world but it’s actually how we interpret it

but it’s actually how we interpret it

but it’s actually how we interpret it and the second amazing characteristic of

and the second amazing characteristic of

and the second amazing characteristic of our subconscious mind is that it’s

our subconscious mind is that it’s

our subconscious mind is that it’s really fertile its abundant so when we

really fertile its abundant so when we

really fertile its abundant so when we plant seeds of fear or love or guilt or

plant seeds of fear or love or guilt or

plant seeds of fear or love or guilt or shame they grow into gigantic trees that

shame they grow into gigantic trees that

shame they grow into gigantic trees that take over the landscape of our mind the

take over the landscape of our mind the

take over the landscape of our mind the third amazing characteristic of our

third amazing characteristic of our

third amazing characteristic of our subconscious mind is that it’s unlimited

subconscious mind is that it’s unlimited

subconscious mind is that it’s unlimited because our thinking is programmed we

because our thinking is programmed we

because our thinking is programmed we can unprogrammed

can unprogrammed

can unprogrammed and reprogram it another amazing

and reprogram it another amazing

and reprogram it another amazing characteristic of our subconscious mind

characteristic of our subconscious mind

characteristic of our subconscious mind is the fact that our focus creates our

is the fact that our focus creates our

is the fact that our focus creates our perception of reality

perception of reality

perception of reality so say somebody believes they are not

so say somebody believes they are not

so say somebody believes they are not beautiful then people could tell them at

beautiful then people could tell them at

beautiful then people could tell them at an event

an event

an event you look amazing but even if one person

you look amazing but even if one person

you look amazing but even if one person expresses doubt that’s the comment

expresses doubt that’s the comment

expresses doubt that’s the comment that’s going to stick in her mind notice

that’s going to stick in her mind notice

that’s going to stick in her mind notice how when we buy a car suddenly every

how when we buy a car suddenly every

how when we buy a car suddenly every second car on the road is just like ours

so all these programs when they come

so all these programs when they come together they create something which I

together they create something which I

together they create something which I call our happiness quotient just like IQ

call our happiness quotient just like IQ

call our happiness quotient just like IQ or intelligence quotient is about our

or intelligence quotient is about our

or intelligence quotient is about our capacity to learn unhappiness quotient

capacity to learn unhappiness quotient

capacity to learn unhappiness quotient is our capacity to create happiness and

is our capacity to create happiness and

is our capacity to create happiness and fulfillment wouldn’t we all like some of

fulfillment wouldn’t we all like some of

fulfillment wouldn’t we all like some of that so I have a story to share with you

that so I have a story to share with you

that so I have a story to share with you a love story about a young couple I met

a love story about a young couple I met

a love story about a young couple I met called Mary and John Mary and John were

called Mary and John Mary and John were

called Mary and John Mary and John were very much in love but there was a cyclic

very much in love but there was a cyclic

very much in love but there was a cyclic pattern in their relationship Mary told

pattern in their relationship Mary told

pattern in their relationship Mary told me that every time they come very close

me that every time they come very close

me that every time they come very close together they really seemed to be going

together they really seemed to be going

together they really seemed to be going somewhere with their relationship John

somewhere with their relationship John

somewhere with their relationship John starts to pull away and she was

starts to pull away and she was

starts to pull away and she was devastated

devastated

devastated she told me she felt humiliated she’d

she told me she felt humiliated she’d

she told me she felt humiliated she’d feel really angry and she felt a lot of

feel really angry and she felt a lot of

feel really angry and she felt a lot of rejection why was this happening

rejection why was this happening

rejection why was this happening John had experienced abandonment as a

John had experienced abandonment as a

John had experienced abandonment as a young child John as an adult had no idea

young child John as an adult had no idea

young child John as an adult had no idea how this experienced this trauma

how this experienced this trauma

how this experienced this trauma connected to his present-day experience

connected to his present-day experience

connected to his present-day experience of relationships his program was that he

of relationships his program was that he

of relationships his program was that he needed to feel safe in relationships and

needed to feel safe in relationships and

needed to feel safe in relationships and he knew deep down inside that people he

he knew deep down inside that people he

he knew deep down inside that people he loved couldn’t be trusted that was a

loved couldn’t be trusted that was a

loved couldn’t be trusted that was a belief Mary on the other hand had a

belief Mary on the other hand had a

belief Mary on the other hand had a completely different upbringing she had

completely different upbringing she had

completely different upbringing she had learned that to have love she needed to

learned that to have love she needed to

learned that to have love she needed to please

please

please people her programs were that she needed

people her programs were that she needed

people her programs were that she needed love her programs were that she wasn’t

love her programs were that she wasn’t

love her programs were that she wasn’t lovable enough she get really upset our

lovable enough she get really upset our

lovable enough she get really upset our wonderful subconscious mind has an

wonderful subconscious mind has an

wonderful subconscious mind has an amazing magical power and that power is

amazing magical power and that power is

amazing magical power and that power is that it stuffs down the stuff that’s

that it stuffs down the stuff that’s

that it stuffs down the stuff that’s really difficult and hard to deal with

really difficult and hard to deal with

really difficult and hard to deal with and that’s an amazing ability because

and that’s an amazing ability because

and that’s an amazing ability because that’s how we get on with life and then

that’s how we get on with life and then

that’s how we get on with life and then we also as a society do turn to certain

we also as a society do turn to certain

we also as a society do turn to certain addictions to feel better

addictions to feel better

addictions to feel better for example drugs or alcohol workaholism

for example drugs or alcohol workaholism

for example drugs or alcohol workaholism perfectionism so these addictions

perfectionism so these addictions

perfectionism so these addictions actually don’t help us deal with the

actually don’t help us deal with the

actually don’t help us deal with the stuff that’s underneath they keep us

stuff that’s underneath they keep us

stuff that’s underneath they keep us stuck in the programs our wonderful

stuck in the programs our wonderful

stuck in the programs our wonderful subconscious mind has another quality

subconscious mind has another quality

subconscious mind has another quality that when we start to feel better that’s

that when we start to feel better that’s

that when we start to feel better that’s when the stuff comes up and we can look

when the stuff comes up and we can look

when the stuff comes up and we can look at our triggers and it’s an opportunity

at our triggers and it’s an opportunity

at our triggers and it’s an opportunity to do heal so for Mary a John it was the

to do heal so for Mary a John it was the

to do heal so for Mary a John it was the perfect time to heal their stuff but

perfect time to heal their stuff but

perfect time to heal their stuff but what about us how can we reprogram our

what about us how can we reprogram our

what about us how can we reprogram our mind see Mary wanted more love in her

mind see Mary wanted more love in her

mind see Mary wanted more love in her life how could she do it well the first

life how could she do it well the first

life how could she do it well the first step is that we need to access the power

step is that we need to access the power

step is that we need to access the power of the subconscious mind and shift its

of the subconscious mind and shift its

of the subconscious mind and shift its focus how do we access it there are so

focus how do we access it there are so

focus how do we access it there are so many ways including meditation yoga

many ways including meditation yoga

many ways including meditation yoga self-reflection contemplative arts even

self-reflection contemplative arts even

self-reflection contemplative arts even contemplative prayer are all ways to

contemplative prayer are all ways to

contemplative prayer are all ways to access the subconscious mind and then

access the subconscious mind and then

access the subconscious mind and then what Mary would have to do is instead of

what Mary would have to do is instead of

what Mary would have to do is instead of focusing on needing love and not having

focusing on needing love and not having

focusing on needing love and not having enough of it she would focus on feeling

enough of it she would focus on feeling

enough of it she would focus on feeling loved many and John had no idea why

loved many and John had no idea why

loved many and John had no idea why things were the way they were in their

things were the way they were in their

things were the way they were in their relationship they had a theory just like

relationship they had a theory just like

relationship they had a theory just like all of us and that theory went something

all of us and that theory went something

all of us and that theory went something like this it’s the other person’s fault

when Mary and John realized that they

when Mary and John realized that they were self-sabotaging their relationship

were self-sabotaging their relationship

were self-sabotaging their relationship and their there was a way out it led to

and their there was a way out it led to

and their there was a way out it led to an Epiphone of self-realization Mary

an Epiphone of self-realization Mary

an Epiphone of self-realization Mary started working on her self-worth and

started working on her self-worth and

started working on her self-worth and loving herself she was open and

loving herself she was open and

loving herself she was open and authentic with John and she said to John

authentic with John and she said to John

authentic with John and she said to John I feel devastated when you don’t answer

I feel devastated when you don’t answer

I feel devastated when you don’t answer my calls

my calls

my calls I start to wonder if I’m lovable

I start to wonder if I’m lovable

I start to wonder if I’m lovable enough and John had it worked a bit on

enough and John had it worked a bit on

enough and John had it worked a bit on releasing some of the fear about being

releasing some of the fear about being

releasing some of the fear about being abandoned so he said to her I love the

abandoned so he said to her I love the

abandoned so he said to her I love the way we connect but when we’ve been

way we connect but when we’ve been

way we connect but when we’ve been together for a while it starts to feel

together for a while it starts to feel

together for a while it starts to feel scary and I just need a little bit of

scary and I just need a little bit of

scary and I just need a little bit of space so that I can be with you I’m

space so that I can be with you I’m

space so that I can be with you I’m afraid that down the road you’re gonna

afraid that down the road you’re gonna

afraid that down the road you’re gonna leave me and this is how Mary and John

leave me and this is how Mary and John

leave me and this is how Mary and John were able to create a bridge by shifting

were able to create a bridge by shifting

were able to create a bridge by shifting their focus from fear of abandonment and

their focus from fear of abandonment and

their focus from fear of abandonment and rejection to creating love and security

rejection to creating love and security

rejection to creating love and security in their relationship we can all do this

all we have to do is access our

all we have to do is access our subconscious mind and shift its focus

subconscious mind and shift its focus

subconscious mind and shift its focus from what we don’t want to what we want

most of us want happiness but we’re

most of us want happiness but we’re living only from

living only from

living only from part of the mind reaching our goals from

part of the mind reaching our goals from

part of the mind reaching our goals from just this bed what if instead we could

just this bed what if instead we could

just this bed what if instead we could reach the whole of us connect our

reach the whole of us connect our

reach the whole of us connect our subconscious mind and reach for our

subconscious mind and reach for our

subconscious mind and reach for our goals let’s change our story because we

goals let’s change our story because we

goals let’s change our story because we can

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