I pretended this morning as I ran that I was running on very thick foam padding. I believed that my knees and feet were stepping on the softest of roads and that each step created a soothing balm to the rest of my body. Believe it or not, it worked. I ran in my brain a different course than my body was actually running and proved once again to myself that each one of us has the ability to invent whatever illusion we want to believe.
Inventing Reality
This caused me to have a deep conversation with myself about reality. An influential person in my life taught me nearly 20 years ago that I can invent whatever reality I want to invent. He told me that when I argue my limitations they become mine and I am stuck with them.
This is quite an amazing thought. Can it really be true? Is the only thing that limits our opportunities our own fears, doubts and/or willingness to accept the status quo? Do we really have the power to accomplish anything we want? What do you believe?
Almost a month ago I started on several very powerful and difficult challenges. I dreamed that I could accomplish these goals within a 90 day period. Many around me think I am crazy. This does not change the fact that I am doing things that they thought would be impossible. I am tired, and challenged but I am building the physical and mental muscles I need to make it happen. I look forward to the time when the rest of me becomes accustomed to the physical and mental exertion that my mind so easily embraces. I am getting tired of waiting for the rest of me to catch up with who I am becoming.
Making It Happen
Since I began this process I have not used an alarm clock. I wake up every day at exactly 4:30 AM. I have not felt tired when I get up. I have not felt like I want to stay in bed, even when my body is still sore, but I have yet to finish a day when I felt like I could keep going. In fact, when I finish, I can barely crawl into bed.
Despite what I am accomplishing, doubt sometimes creeps into my mind. Today I saw the immensity of the task at hand. I thought to myself, “How can I possibly believe that I can stretch myself in these ways?” I was consumed for a moment with the response, “I can’t.” But for some reason I just keep going, even when I didn’t feel like I could keep going. I found my self screaming, “THIS IS NOT MY LIMIT.” “I AM DESTINED TO BECOME A BETTER ME.”
A Powerful Purpose Statement
I often reflect on a song titled “Corner of the Sky” from the Broadway Musical Pippin. The version I have, is sung by the great Diana Ross. The chorus of that song says – “Rivers belong where they can ramble, Eagles belong where they can fly. I’ve got to be, where my spirit can run free. Gotta find my corner of the sky.”
What a great purpose statement. I don’t want to be mediocre or normal. I want to continually push my limits and discover just who I am really capable of becoming. It is not easy being a “Master of Make It Happen.” Each experience raises the bar, which means that I must continually be something better each time out. That is a lot of pressure to operate under, but it is the only way that I believe that we can truly satisfy the demands of continuous improvement.
What limits are you running up against?
How will you break through them?
As I tear down the walls of my previous realities, I discover that I built those walls. I truly am the one who decides my own limits. My reality begins and ends by my own definition. I haven’t figured out how to levitate or walk through walls but I no longer believe that it is impossible. I know it sounds crazy, but today the asphalt felt like foam padding. Go figure!
Live Today! Love Today!
Andrew Thorn
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