This is a quote I read today which was included in a daily email I receive from an acquaintance named Randy Taylor. The quote itself is from a Pastor that was on the Larry King Show….sorry no name.
I am including Randy’s daily perspective below as I believe he touches on a great point. Far too often it is the limitations that we place on ourselves that is holding us back. Perhaps we could have helped one more person had we made that next call or talked to that next person. Listening to that voice in our heads that says you can’t do more or just that you “can’t” is often our greatest enemy.
How do you learn to shut off that voice?
See Randy’s Daily Perspective Below:
It’s O.K. to doubt. The cornerstone of all personal and professional growth comes down to this. Belief or doubt. Whatever you believe you are good at generally turns out well. Whatever you doubt generally does not turn out so well. "I really don’t think I am a good public speaker and in fact I’m afraid of it" says the man; and so the speech goes poorly, stuttering and stammering and losing his way. "I am a great parent" says the woman and the child grows up tall and straight with passion and kindness and wisdom. What I have learned over the years and am certain of today is that it is totally possible to turn any doubt into a belief. When you do this things will then turn out pretty well. While this is the process necessary to succeed it is also critical to know the realities of human frailty and what we can expect along the way. I happened to be flipping through channels the other night and caught a Pastor on the Larry King show. They were talking about American politics and challenges facing the president and such. I was only half listening but what caught my ear was this. Larry asked him about overcoming challenges and hardship and the Pastor said, "The presence of doubt does not mean the absence of faith". What a fabulous statement. How much truth is wrapped up in just those 10 words? It is so important to know that while on the road to transforming doubt into belief, your faith in the process will often and regularly be challenged by doubt. The doubt you should know is not doubt you were born with. This doubt was been put there by the world through a lifetime of experiences and interactions. At the end of the movie a Beautiful Mind with Russell Crowe, he was walking down the stairs with his therapist and the therapist turned and asked, "Do you still hear the voices John" (he was a schizophrenic) to which he replied, "Yes, but I’ve made peace with them". That’s the best we can hope for. Those voices of doubt. To create a new belief and make peace with the voices. Know this. It’s O.K. to doubt. If you stay with it, faith will win every time.