You Are What You Think

Posting #9

If you think you are beaten, you are,

If you think you dare not, you don't.

If you like to win but you think you can't,

It is almost certain you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you're lost,

For out in the world we find,

Success begins with a fellows will---

It's all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are,

You've got to think high to rise,

You've got to be sure of yourself before,

You can ever win the prize.

Life's battles don't always go

To the stronger or faster man,

But soon or late the man who wins

Is the man WHO THINKS HE CAN!

I have realized the only limitations we encounter in life are the ones we impose upon ourselves.  The mind is such a powerful organ; the vision of ourselves is based on the perceptions we entertain inside of our own mind—having the capability to either launch us forward or hold us back.   It doesn’t matter what other people see or believe in us, we must believe in ourselves.  I have realized the more we focus on the things we feel we can’t achieve the less likely we are to achieve them.  If we just take that first step, be proactive, in overcoming a fear or something that is consistently holding us back from achieving greatness, our minds will open up and help us to realize that there is a way, that we are capable beings laden with greatness.  I really believe that anything we set out to achieve is possible; I don’t believe it is just a vain cliché we merely fill our children’s minds with.  So this year may we all dig a little deeper within ourselves, look a little harder in the mirror, and start mustering the belief that we are capable of attaining anything we set our minds to achieve.