I’m reading this book by Pam Grout called E2: Nine Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments that Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality. I've decided to take the plunge
and do the experiments.
I just started the book. I’ll share the results at a later date, but I read a passage that
resonated with me:
"A few years ago, a sweepstakes agency gave away 100 free trips, to anywhere winners wanted to go. That meant lucky winners could fly to Paris to see the Eiffel Tower or jet to Australia and climb Ayers Rock or lounge on a beach in the Caribbean islands. And you know what? Ninety-five percent of the winners picked a destination within four hours of their home. Four hours."
I had to read this three times to make sure I
understood the math. Ninety-five percent of people chose a place four hours away
from their home? When they could have chosen to go anywhere in the world? That’s incredible.
If you had the opportunity to travel anywhere in the world,
all expenses paid, would you honestly choose a place that was so close to
home? I hope not. Surely your dream vacation destination involves a plane
ride and is several time zones away.
It struck me because I think that is what a lot of us do
when it comes to our whole lives, not just a vacation. We've allowed ourselves to believe that there
is so much scarcity in the world that we
really can’t live our dreams – that’s for other people. We listen to the news – the terrible economy,
the out of control prices of gas and a college education and we are absolutely sure that it’s
impossible.
I don’t believe that’s
true.
I love what Muhammad Ali has to say about the word 'impossible":
“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
Damn. Ali went to the bottom of the river on that one. If those words represent his beliefs about himself, then it's no wonder why he became the heavyweight champion of the world - three times. His nickname even says it all: The Greatest.
Our lives are a reflection of our beliefs and expectations. It’s that simple.
If you believe in lack, that's what you have. It you believe that people are good, you see it. Life has an infinite number of possibilities. You beliefs drive your thoughts. Your thoughts cause you to focus on just one possibility, excluding everything else. If your choice is to exclude the goodness that is always available, where does that leave you?
Think about it. Think about the voice inside your head. Does it tell you that you're fat? Does it tell you that you're stupid? Or does it reassure you that your good is coming and that you're smart and capable?
Ask yourself. Tell the truth. If you're not living the life you want, how do your thoughts support that? Remember, what you focus on grows.
Marinate on that for a while.
I'm certainly doing the same.
