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Is there such a thing as a personal constitution?

By Bamboo In The Wind

There are a few things that drive what happens to us.

We have a system of determining truths;

We have a system of engineering our actions;

And,

We have a system of what we actually do based on these two.

The first system is the belief system. It places a picture of our reality through a tiny time window through which we absorb all our experiences.
And, through a high-speed network wired to our brains, we make sense of the truth we have absorbed. 

The thing about a belief system is its DNA can be rigid. The first experience of the world develops an image of the actual or false nature of what we just experienced. We extrapolate from our past experiences. 

The repeat experience helps amplify our belief or reject it based on how cemented our version of the faith is. It reflects the difference between the two mindsets. Closed mindset or Open mindset.

The second one is a system of engineering our actions is a value system. The value system reflects what we actually want and must do. We must feed it the truth as determined by the belief system.

When there is a marked difference between what we must do and what we actually do, it reflects an out-of-sync operation of systems driven by a version of truth and priorities of actions drawn from our cemented rigid beliefs and values. That usually stems from a closed mindset.

The third is the system of triggering actions governed by the timeliness of deploying a regime called the discipline.

The strength of discipline determines whether the actions occur as per what we value that is consistent with our beliefs. 

Discipline is a compass that tells us whether we are walking the talk while remaining compatible with ourselves.

Anytime The belief system, the value system, or the discipline system has a gap, we might experience a seemingly unexpected bump of disappointment. The swell comes from our personal constitution needing to be more explicit and precise and being out of sync.

We are bound to express conviction with a well-thought personal constitution, and actions are undeterred by temporary distractions.


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