Let me share one of my recent experiences during a camping trip. We were hiking on a six mile trail and we took a wrong turn down a canyon with sharp inclines. At the bottom of the canyon, we had to find a way back out to the top. During the process, on several occasions I was stuck on rocks where a slight wrong move would have tumbled me down onto the rocks below with possible injuries. Several times my friend reached his hand out and pulled me up. For him, this act was…

Most likely we have raised shields, our means of protection as a child, which we may still be using for our protection. These shields are limiting beliefs that we have internalized based on our experiences and from our parents and society.

At first you may say that this is not true for you and you do not have any shields up. In general, it is easier to see these shields (or other means of protection) in other people.…