By Dr Charles Leyman Kachitsa
People are driven by things that they have knowledge about. People’s aspirations and dreams are most often limited to what they perceive as possible. Even the unlimitedness of the sky does not cause most people to realise that perhaps nothing is impossible in this world and that what is important is to believe.
On another note most often people dream and desire only that which they think is the next bigger thing to their status in life. Any imagination of a life beyond the norm is only but a privilege of a few in this world. Yet again it has been proven time and again that with faith and proper belief the sky is not the limit but a yard stick on how far one can go beyond imagination.
So what do we do? First we need to acknowledge that knowledge is power. Knowing that we can attain things which are not yet in this world as long as they were created. Knowing that we have not yet come to an end in seeing that which is possible. Imagine our forefathers waking-up to this modern world where knowing is next to everything. Where information is carried in our pockets but not fully utilised. These people from the old would detest such opulence and luxury which is in contrast to their days where everything seemed grounded yet fulfilling. Surely they may want to go back to certainty, though all of us want a world moving forward.
The quotes this week are a continuation extraction from a book which when read in full should point you to where and how to gain that which we do not know yet we know. I am sure the few selected quotations listed below from this book will enlighten you to one or two life lessons, read and enjoy:
THE SOURCE by Dr Tara Swart
“………. Many driven and successful people believe they thrive on stress, and that a constant state of heightened adrenaline and cortisol is a given for anyone who wants to do well in life. They are highly likely to ignore their body’s signals that it is struggling to cope, whether they’re experiencing palpitations, a feeling of overwhelm, digestive problems or low mood. This may go on for years. My first job is to tell them that they can’t afford to ignore these symptoms, and they need to get to the root of them: the disconnect between what their heart and gut is telling them, and the rigid ideas that are propelling them onward regardless, with no regard for the physical and emotional cost. My first job is to convince them that they need to stop and take stock, listen to body and mind together and get back in touch with what it is they really want from life.”
“Fear is a powerful emotion, and one that occupies a primal part of our brain. In this state, the parts of our brain which combine emotion and memories become overactive with red alerts, dredging up bad memories and past failures as part of a safety mechanism to protect us from danger. This creates a feedback loop that triggers response that is tailor-made to help us run away from risk.”
“Cultivating abundant thinking is something you need to commit to and consciously work at. …… changing habituated patterns of thinking (both conscious and unconscious) requires effort and repetitive practice. Where lack thinking is deeply entrenched, there will be multitudes of neurons and neural pathways where a cascade of worst-case scenario ‘if…. then’ thinking has become second nature.”
“Some of the world’s greatest innovations came about in unlikely, experimental ways. Everything from Teflon and plastic to the microwave were discovered in failed attempts to create something else entirely…. —– Reassessing our own ‘failures’ and rebranding them as ‘not yets’ is a good way to start rewriting our own story: the internal narrative of our past struggles. When we decide to switch to abundant thinking, there is always a positive spin. Such is the stuff of success. It means we’re able to maintain the resilience to stick with our goals, rather than walking away at the first hurdle.”
