“Reality is a projection of your thoughts or the things you habitually think about. Your entire life and everything in it is a result of your belief system coupled with your thoughts. The feelings and emotions you have cement this in your mind, and the illusion of all of this combined is what you see as your reality on a moment-to-moment and day-to-day basis.”
― Stephen Richards, How to Get Everything You Can Imagine
That person I think I am – I am that. I’m not who I wish I was or even what I’m working toward. I am exactly who I conceive myself to be today. That – Absolutely.
To BE more I must believe I AM more. My imagination will take me there, in increments. Increments so small that when my goal is reached, I stand amazed.
It means I push past the uncomfortable edges of my fear. Step outside my comfort zone and sit in the awkwardness. It happens when I stop telling myself I’m “NOT” something. When I state that “I AM” who I want to be – eventually my heart feels this truth.
Last week, the guide taking a handful of us rookies rappelling off a cliff said – “Who’s first?”
My feet started moving in his direction – like they had a mind of their own! Intriguing . . . I guess it would be me! That’s how I found myself the first of us to step off the cliff backwards.
I AM bold. I AM gutsy. I AM adventurous. I AM that.
Each step I take toward a goal or desire – leads me where I want to be. That want I can’t shake reveals where to go. What is the next small step in that direction? Listening to my quiet self tells me. Each tweak builds my discipline muscle. Mastery doesn’t magically appear, it emerges.
If I think I can’t – I can’t. But I will when I know I can.
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ― Lao Tzu
