BS - Belief System

- Gregg Sanderson

.Since it has an asterisk, it’s not a naughty word. Did it fool you? I didn’t think so.

In the interest of decorum, let’s just abbreviate it. That pretties it up, all right, but BS exposes its secret identity— Belief System.

That’s what this column is about, and every time you see the abbreviation, you’ll know I’m talking about a Belief System. Right?

Timeless poetry aside, we all have beliefs that limit our lives in so many ways. They bear no relation to truth, justice, or the American Way. Your subconscious mind doesn’t care.

Whatever you tell it with enough emphasis, it believes. No matter how absurd, it’s true for you. It’s your truth. It’s your BS.

Before you could walk, somebody who wasn’t you told you what you can’t do, ways you can’t be, and stuff you can’t have. You learn what you must do, ways you must be, and stuff you must have in order to be happy.