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So.. You need a Little Inspiration?

This story should be printed and left where you will see it often - and then every time you come across a project you think you cannot successfully complete read this story again.

 

Eight-year-old Glenn Cunningham raced into a burning schoolhouse to rescue his big brother. When he regained consciousness five hours later, his brother was dead and Glenn's horribly burned legs lay limp and without feeling. Specialists urged his parents to have Glenn's legs amputated immediately - he would never walk again - but Glenn pleaded against them. Even though the toes of his left foot were gone and the bone supporting the ball of his left foot practically destroyed, Glenn was determined to walk again.

That was the summer of 1919. One week later Glenn announced he was ready to stand up. His father lifted him out of bed, stood him upright and let go. Glenn crumpled to the floor. Every day Glenn's parents carefully rubbed his dead limbs. Every day for weeks, they repeated the lifting-falling exercise. Then one day, for a few seconds, Glenn Cunningham stood on his own.

A few days later Glenn took a few small, shaky steps. His parents kept on rubbing his legs. He ate carefully and began to push himself hard, running everywhere he went - to the fields, to the store, to school.

In 1930, with no toes on his left foot and almost missing a major bone, Glenn Cunningham set a high school record for the mile run, 4:24.7. He enrolled in Kansas University and two years later qualified for the Olympics with a United States record-setting mile of 4:11.1. Despite tonsillitis at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932, he still finished fourth. He defeated milers around the world, repeatedly breaking his own records. In his early thirties he retired, holding the world mile record of 4:04.4.

~ From Little Books of Virtue ~

(thank you to Bob & Brian Proctor for sending this beautiful inspirational true story)

Anything.... ANY thing is truly possible if you believe it is!



Empower  and Inspire Yourself in your Life Now -  James Ray of The Secret, who was recently seen nationally  on Oprah and Larry King Live, is traveling throughout the country offering free live events that will change your life!  Learn how to use spiritual principals to become inspired to create the life you want.  He's probably coming to your town!

The Story of Two Frogs

This wonderful little story recently crossed my path - within it are several wonderful and powerful lessons for life. 

 

A group of frogs were hopping contentedly through the woods, going about their froggy business, when two of them fell into a deep pit. All of the other frogs gathered around the pit to see what could be done to help their companions. When they saw how deep the pit was, the rest of the dismayed group agreed that it was hopeless and told the two frogs in the pit that they should prepare themselves for their fate, because they were as good as dead.

Unwilling to accept this terrible fate, the two frogs began to jump with all of their might. Some of the frogs shouted into the pit that it was hopeless, and that the two frogs wouldn't be in that situation if they had been more careful, more obedient to the froggy rules, and more responsible.

The other frogs continued sorrowfully shouting that they should save their energy and give up, since they were already as good as dead. The two frogs continued jumping as hard as they could, and after several hours of desperate effort were quite weary.

Finally, one of the frogs took heed to the calls of his fellows. Spent and disheartened, he quietly resolved himself to his fate, lay down at the bottom of the pit, and died as the others looked on in helpless grief. The other frog continued to jump with every ounce of energy he had, although his body was wracked with pain and he was completely exhausted.

His companions began anew, yelling for him to accept his fate, stop the pain and just die. The weary frog jumped harder and harder and -- wonder of wonders! Finally leapt so high that he sprang from the pit. Amazed, the other frogs celebrated his miraculous freedom and then gathering around him asked, "Why did you continue jumping when we told you it was impossible?"

Reading their lips, the astonished frog explained to them that he was deaf, and that when he saw their gestures and shouting, he thought they were cheering him on. What he had perceived as encouragement inspired him to try harder and to succeed against all odds.


This simple story contains a Powerful lesson. The book of Proverbs says, " There is death and life in the power of the tongue."Your encouraging words can lift someone up and help them make it through the day. Your destructive words can cause deep wounds; they may be the weapons that destroy someone's desire to continue trying -- or even their life. Your destructive, careless word can diminish someone in the eyes of others, destroy their influence and have a lasting impact on the way others respond to them.

Be careful what you say. Speak life to (and about) those who cross your path. There is enormous power in words. If you have words of kindness, praise or encouragement -- speak them now to, and about, others. Listen to your heart and respond. Someone, somewhere, is waiting for your words.

We either empower or destroy with our words. Are you aware of what you say?

Which of the two do you do most of the time?

Even more important, are you aware of your own 'Self talk' - what words do you say to yourself?  Do you empower yourself or tell yourself it's impossible? 

*Who* is Here Reading This?... Not Who You Think!

Who is Reading This?
 
I've come to realize that for Human Beings thinking is the "less desirable path" because it is not true, it is always colored by our past memories, experiences and our beliefs.   Inquiry and sincere questioning of "what is" in every moment (especially the toughest ones!) keeps us in a much more "true condition" and much more open to clarity in any moment.  Human Being-ness is tough, but tough primarily because we, for some odd reason, completely stop BEING, begin Believing and then acting as if those Beliefs are true.  What would happen if Human Beings allowed themselves to Be?  Just Be? 

Miracles perhaps?

So in this spirit I ask:

WHO and WHAT are You?
When you/I create…or we request.... Who/What is asking?  Who/What is hearing?  Who/What is "granting" the request?  Who/What is receiving?

What/Who exists really?

Who is Here?  Right now, reading these words?
Who thinks?  Who sleeps?  Who breathes? 

Do you know?  Really know?   Are you sure or do you have a "thought" about who is here?  A belief?

Might it be that you really don’t know?   Could it be that which you think you are is a concept, a mental construct based upon your personal beliefs and memories and the beliefs and memories of the mass consciousness?

What if you accepted that you might not know, and that WHO you think you are might be only a minute fraction of WHAT and WHO you really are?    Maybe the “you” reading this right now is a projected thought of a larger consciousness in conjunction with beliefs and thoughts and projected by “your” smaller consciousness.   

How many layers deep might these projections go?   

What would happen if you tried this on for a moment?   You as you know you (a concept) might completely vanish… then what would be left?

Maybe what is left would not be limited by that which you accepted yourself limited by previously?   Not limited by conditions, time, space, physicality, beliefs, concepts or thought?

If so, it leads back to the question  - Who/What are you?

 

Inquire and enjoy the journey!

 

 

If you would like to delve deeper into the heart of this issue and see where it leads you, please feel free to drop me an email at amy (at) allabout-energy (dot) com


© Amy Flynn

Frozen By Fear... The Little Engine That Could

 

Remember this inspiring wonderful story from childhood?  Well read it here again with a decidedly grown-up twist!

Frozen By Fear

The Little Engine That Could was a story that inspired many of us as children. The story tells of a small train that was faced with a steep climb up a very large hill. Half way up the hill the little engine started to feel as though it was an impossible task. Fear set in.

"Will I make it?" the train wondered. "What if I don't? What if I run out of steam before I make it? What if I'm not equipped with a strong enough engine to handle this?"

The fear grew inside as his speed slowed with the climb. Soon he crawled to a stop. "I can't make it," he thought.

He was gripped with fear, paralyzed by it. Then things got even worse. He was now slipping backwards. His fear was now his reality. The top of the hill was out of his reach and he would never make it. As he slid backwards he yelled out, "I don't want to fail!"

Then something inside him changed. In truth he really did want to be on the top of the hill, not forever stuck at the bottom to live in its shadow. Fear was replaced with determination, drive, and a desire to make it to the top. With all he had in him he focused on summoning the power he needed to stop the backward slide.

And he did it! He was now holding his ground on the hill. His excitement deepened his determination. Up the hill he began moving, ever so slowly, pulling the weight of the entire train behind him. He looked up toward the top of the hill and held clear in his mind the vision of making it. He became even more determined and that made him feel stronger. His confidence grew and he picked up more speed. The train didn't feel so hard to pull now. He felt great strength within himself that he hadn't known before; strength he had never needed before now. As he neared the top of the hill he felt unstoppable. He knew he was going to make it!

He did it! The little ol'train made it to the top of the hill and congratulated himself. It felt great to be at the top. Filled with joy, confidence and a passion for life he looked down the tracks eager to continue his journey. He saw another hill - bigger than the last! A big smile came over his face; for he truly understood there is no end to the hills! This filled him with a deep sense of peace and humility. He then further realized that the journey and the destination are one and the same.

He wondered how was it that at the half-way point he felt so overcome with the task and yet it was in him to make it. He was strong enough. Could it have been that as his fears grew, his thoughts were consumed with the vision of not making it? Failure almost became his reality. It was when he changed his focus - alerted his perspective - that he felt powerful. In fact, it seemed the more he believed in himself the stronger he felt, and the easier the climb became. His new focus became his new reality!

He admired just how powerful his thoughts are and he never took them for granted again. He became aware of his thoughts and he used them to go places he always wanted to go!

Remember: You are the conductor of your own train on the tracks of life and you are strong enough to go places you want to go. Don't let a little hill stop you - choose the reality you wish to create, not the one you're afraid might occur. Soon enough you'll be able to say just like the little engine, "I know I can!"

~ By Heather Walter ~

Heather Walter is an Inner Balance Coach, Motivational Speaker and Writer located in Whitby, Ontario.