Seeing Life Differently

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."

- Henry David Thoreau

(1817-1862) Author

The fact is we all live in the same world.  All the events, good and bad, affect us all.  There is nothing that happens that does not touch or change the world you and I live in.  So why is it that some people see the world as a terrible place filled with sadness and restriction.  Some see it as a place of hope and freedom and others just ignore it all together? 

                There are two powerful forces that effect the way we see our world.  One is attitude.  Those who have a positive attitude believe they will come out on top no matter what happens.  They have hope and know that they were created to win.  Another is that of the negative person.  They believe that they will lose in the end and nothing good will come to them.  These are the "It always happens to me" and "Nothing ever works out for me" people.  The last are the people who just choose to be ignorant to life and live in a nothing world and do not care.  This is the life of the zombies of our age.  The saddest of all imprisonments.

                We however are of the first group.  As success-minded people we choose to believe that there is hope and we will achieve our dreams.  So what can we do to encourage this type of thinking and build our lives toward greatness?  Here are a few things that will move you forward and anchor you into the place of success in life.

Use your imagination

                Imagination is not the place of fantasy and pretending, it is the place of ideas and discovery.  The great Albert Einstein said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge."  Allow your imagination to run wild and developed many ideas that will move you forward.  Remember that if a goal is not impossible it is not worth having.  Use your imagination as a tool and build your future with it.

Believe the impossible

                The only successful people are those who decide to believe that they could do the impossible.  The great explorer, Sir Edmond Hillary said, "No one decides to be extraordinary.  They are ordinary people who do extraordinary things."  Be a person who believes that you were born to be great and you can do the extraordinary.  For the success-minded person, impossible is just a work for their dreams.

Keep an open mind

                Keeping an open mind does not mean that you have an open hole in your head.  For some reason we have come to believe that open-mindedness is believing anything.  That is far from true.  There are many absolutes in life.  There is good and evil, right and wrong.  The open minded person understands that there are wonderful way to achieve good and right, but they also understand that bad and evil are never an option. 

Have the courage to be you

                You are special and unique in many ways.  You were created to fulfill a purpose and to do something of importance.  Believe in yourself and that God made you for greatness and He has given you the dream that is in your heat.  Have the courage not be like everyone else or like those you love or fear.  Be you.  You are great.  As the wonderful Dr. Seuss said, "Today you are you!  That is truer than true!  There is no one alive who is you-er than you!."

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