🌿 Beliefs Week | Day 2: Where do our beliefs even come from?

Most of us think our beliefs come from logic and life experience as adults. But many of them were first shaped when we were tiny humans trying to stay safe, loved, and accepted.

Your brain learned very early:

“What gets me love?”

“What gets me in trouble?”

“What do I need to do to belong?”

And from those moments, it created rules like:

• “Be good and don’t upset anyone.”

• “Stay quiet, don’t ask for too much.”

• “Work harder to be worthy.”

• “Don’t trust, don’t relax, stay alert.”

At the time, these beliefs were not problems. They were intelligent survival strategies. They helped you adapt. They helped you belong. 🤍

But here’s something even more interesting…We don’t stop forming beliefs when we grow up.

Any strong emotional experience can plant a new rule in the mind. A breakup. A burnout. A comment that hit deep. A moment of failure. A time you felt judged, unsafe, or not enough.

Your brain quietly asks again:

“What does this mean about me?”

“What does this mean about people?”

“What does this mean about the world?”

And just like that, a new belief can be written.

So some of the patterns you see today may be old…and some may be surprisingly new.

Not because you’re doing something wrong.

But because the mind is always trying to protect you from pain and repeat what feels familiar.

✨ Tiny curiosity practice for today:

When you notice a strong emotional reaction, ask:

“Did something like this happen before that taught me to respond this way?”

No blaming. No digging. Just gentle noticing.