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Are you where you want to be in your life? Are you fulfilled and content? If not; why not? Pause and consider the answer to this question. Pay attention to what you are telling yourself about why you are not where you want to be. Now just imagine, what might happen if you were willing to give up your excuses.
I have a Garfield cartoon that I have enlarged and keep as a reminder. It shows Garfield and Odie racing and finishing on a tree limb. Jon then says, "Odie! Dogs can't climb trees!" In the next frame Garfield thinks, "It's amazing what one can accomplish when one doesn't know what one can't do." There is profound wisdom in this concept. It is amazing what we are capable of when we stop telling ourselves that we can't do it.
Turn the "I can't," into a question "How can I move toward what I want?" What would be your first step in that direction. You may not be able to walk a thousand miles today, but you could walk a thousand miles, one mile a day for a thousand days. Chances are that you would be able to walk a little further each day, and the closer you came to your goal the faster you would approach it.
As we move toward our goals, our ability to reach them increases. Not only do we strengthen ourselves by moving toward our goals, but having that commitment to reach our goals actually seems to draw our goals closer to us. You will find that the more positive and consistent you are as you reach for your dreams, the more things will fall into place and the easier it will become.
We are either moving toward our hopes and dreams or we are walking away from them. Excuses keep us walking away. We don't even have to know how we are going to do it. We just have to make up our minds and start taking steps toward our dream. In time we will find ourselves where we want to be rather than complaining that it is impossible to get there.
Susan Derry, B.Ed., M.S.Psy., R.P.C.
Professional Counselor & Life Coach
Co-author of Marriage Prep: Beginnings a downloadable
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Great post, I can relate gives one the unction to want to run and take charge of things once again, thank you.
Neicy!
www.walkinginhislight.ning.com
"When I look in the mirror, I want to see the reflection of Christ in me." D. Richardson
I came across this the other day, I am rethinking my career goals and plan on going back to school for Surgical Tech. One thing that I thought of was am I to old to go back to school? Will they hire me? I am 45. LOL I know to some Im still a baby but I am getting there.
susan, that is so excellent! NO EXCUSES! I may make a trade off, or a concession, but OWN IT! When I finally wanted good health enough, I managed to begin making the choices that supported that desire. I decided “If I’m not going to do something about, I should just shut up about it.”
Excellent post!
Blessings,
Coachmombabe
http://www.shilohhomeofhope.org
"Treat others as if they are who they ought to be and you help them to become who they are capable of becoming." Goethe
I needed to read this today..I am going through a hugh transition and I know I have been doing some major resistance and thinking I can’t do this..
Thank you so much
hugs,
Paula
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