Friday, July 27, 2012

An "A" student of life

I'm just reading the book, The Art of Possibility and being very inspired.

The writers are a couple; he a conductor, composer and teacher, she an executive coach and family systems therapist. Published in 2000, it's message has never been more needed as it is today. We need new possibilities as we deal with a quickly changing world.

The Zanders say our realities, based on our beliefs, are all invented anyway so why not invent a positive view of yourself and the world. Give yourself and everyone you meet an A.  See the Michelangelo statue inside the rough piece of clay before you and watch it emerge, encourage it's emergence. As we let go of judging by our standards we open to people we would not before have aligned with, there by opening to possibilities heretofore cut off from us.
By giving yourself an A, it does not mean you don't have to work hard anymore but it frees you to take risks as you don't have to toe some imagined line in order to deserve approval. You already have it!
It is not about raising self esteem or boasting, it simply takes you out of the idea of success/failure and brings you into the world of possibility. It allows you to acknowledge as well as be, all of who you are without having to deny any part.

Try it out for a day and see what results, I like the feel of it don't you?

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