Life is short and guaranteed to no one. My father lived to be 71… at the time of this
writing, that would be 18 more years for me.
Mom lived until she was 97, which would be 44 years. Reality will probably fall somewhere in
between – maybe 35 years?... 35 years will BLOW by. How will I use that time? What is REALLY important? Am I happy with where my life is at today? Are my own beliefs about what is truly
possible limiting my future? What if it
all ended today, have I lived a meaningful life?...
I spend a lot of time thinking about these things, maybe we
all do. The older I get, the more I
realize the power of BELIEF. For years
I’ve bought into the idea that “you become what you think about”. Based on that, I’ve tried to see myself as a
wealthy, happy, healthy individual and make that my mindset. What I’ve found, though, is that if you tell
yourself “I will be a millionaire by the time I’m 50” but internally every time
you say or think that thought your subconscious mind says “no, you won’t” you
will have a tough time achieving that goal.
The saying is “whatever you can conceive and BELIEVE you can
achieve”. BELIEF is really the key here.
As a society, I think we limit ourselves by our patterns of
thought. We fall into routines that may
or may not serve our best interests. The
routines become ingrained and when thoughts pop up like “I should learn how to
play the piano” they are quickly shot down by all the reasons that’s a stupid
idea, leaving us to live day to day lives that often are duplicates of the day
before… our own versions of the movie “Groundhog Day”. On our tombstones, we could have: “Here lies
Schmitty, he lived one day very well many times over”. To truly achieve anything in life we need to
stretch our thoughts and what we believe is possible for ourselves. We need to take risks.
In the blink of an eye, our lives will be over. What does your heart tell you? Are you happy? Do you spend your days doing what you love to
do with the people you love to be with?
Are there yearnings inside you that you’ve long ago decided not to
pursue but leave you wondering “what if”?...
“what if” I volunteered my time to help others less
fortunate?...
“what if” I started my own business?...
“what if” I started to paint, to write music, to dance, to
meditate, to exercise, etc, etc, etc...”
Pull the “what ifs” from your subconscious mind. Find one that moves your heart. Change your thoughts about what is
possible. Learn to BELIEVE you can do
anything. Take a risk. DO IT NOW ! Tomorrow is guaranteed to no one. The present moment is all we have, and our
present moments are limited. Make every
moment count. BELIEVE.
