There is such a thing as an invisible box. One day recently, after saying how limited I was feeling, someone told me that no one can hold me down.
Self -moment: I wish I knew my own power. Then, I'd know it to be true. Then, I wouldn't second-guess myself. Ugh.
But this invisible box thing... it makes perfect sense.
Invisible boxes are what we allow to hold us back because of the memory of our past, because of our fears, because of our own conceptions and misconceptions and perceptions about ourselves.
Many times, we allow the way we THINK people perceive us, to box us in. This isn't even totally dependent on - but has a lot to do with - self perception, self image, self belief. But it doesn't always have to do with what we can and cannot achieve. It can be as simple as a relationship that we deem one way, and have boxed ourselves in based on assumption. The surprise comes after an event or series of events, when you realize that the issue wasn't the "issue," but your perception of the issue that you placed into a box, limited to one space, one way, based on your judgments.
That's what it all boils down to after all... your judgments of yourself, of how things are, and how you allow yourself to be boxed in based on the opinions of others... or your perceived opinions. Just walls of fear and doubt that you've created in your mind that actually can become QUITE tangible if YOU allow.
The bottom line: You are your own warden. You are you own gatekeeper. So, set yourself free. Boxes are invisible. They simply do not exist.