{"id":4941,"date":"2014-09-07T22:57:53","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T04:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=4941"},"modified":"2014-09-07T22:58:12","modified_gmt":"2014-09-08T04:58:12","slug":"all-it-takes-is-a-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/all-it-takes-is-a-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"All It Takes Is A Thought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do our thoughts really have an influence on what we are able to accomplish in our life?\u00a0 The answer is simple \u2013 YES!<\/p>\n<p>If the thought in our head is that we can possibly do something then the chances are we will attempt it, and the attempt means that there is that possibility that we actually accomplish it.\u00a0 But if the thought in our head is that something is impossible and can\u2019t be done then the chances are that we won\u2019t even try, and because no attempt was ever made then there was zero possibility for it to ever be accomplished.\u00a0 It was the thought in our head that determined which path we would go down, long before we actually started walking.<\/p>\n<p>I get feeling insecure or afraid, I have felt that many times myself, but what I don\u2019t get is being unwilling to allow your head to consider the thought of \u201cthere is at least a chance\u201d.\u00a0 If you are too scared to take the leap of believing you can something, at the very least allow yourself to think \u201cthere is at least a chance I can do it\u201d, and then allow yourself to make the attempt.\u00a0 Put yourself out there.\u00a0 TRY!\u00a0 Don\u2019t rule out the possibility that you can do something until you at least allow yourself the chance to try.\u00a0 Who knows, you may just surprise yourself by what you are actually capable of.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Victor<\/span> \u00a0(by C. 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Longenecker)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">If you think you are beaten, you are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">If you think you dare not, you don&#8217;t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">If you like to win but think you can&#8217;t,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">It&#8217;s almost a cinch you won&#8217;t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">If you think you&#8217;ll lose, you&#8217;re lost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">For out in the world we find<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Success begins with a fellow&#8217;s will.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">It&#8217;s all in the state of mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">If you think you are out classed, you are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">You&#8217;ve got to think high to rise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">You&#8217;ve got to be sure of your-self before<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">You can ever win the prize.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Life&#8217;s battles don&#8217;t always go<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">To the stronger or faster man.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">But sooner or later, the man who wins<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Is the man who thinks he can.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is the start of a new week so why not make it a week of thinking \u201cI CAN\u201d or at the very least \u201cI MIGHT BE ABLE TO\u201d\u2026then TRY!\u00a0 All it takes is a thought\u2026<\/p>\n<p>~Amy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do our thoughts really have an influence on what we are able to accomplish in our life?\u00a0 The answer is simple \u2013 YES! 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