It’s getting close to spring, or fall for my southern hemisphere friends. Hello Australia, southern Africa and South America!
Weather predictors might say they have data on the future, economists might say it as well. Many believe they can use models to predict. And that is what they are doing, predicting. They do not know for certain. The same is true with your own life, your own heart, your own adventure.
The worst thing one can do is condemn their future because of their past. To avoid that trap remember to put a ‘yet’ on the end of any declarative statement that has ‘never’ in it.
I have never climbed a mountain…yet. I have never had a successful relationship….yet.
I haven’t ever felt beautiful….yet. I haven’t ever gone to Europe…yet. I have never run a marathon…yet.
Add the ‘yet’ to your statements and see how it opens up your future instead of closing it off.
Drawing and commentary © Marty Coleman
“There is no data on the future.” – Laurel Cutler, American business woman. I couldn’t find out much about her except that she is in PR. If you find out more about her, let me know. And let her know I used her quote, ok?
>Amber, it's so true. My father used to have a poem on our fridge for many years that I loved.
Life's battles don't always go,
To the stronger or faster man.
Sooner or later the one who wins,
Is the one who thinks he can.
You really will not even attempt those things you don't allow your imagination to consider as possible for you. The more you allow as possible the more you will accomplish, both in actions and in love.
>Agnes, you have the quote almost right. it should be 'The best way to predict your future is to create it'.
You probably did what I do sometimes and type what your brain is thinking ahead about instead of the word you should type. I have to rewrite my commentaries often because words show up way before they are suppose to in the sentence. What's up with that!
>Ohhhh! I love the winter, it's so bloody hot here at the moment.
I agree with you, telling yourself that you can't do it automatically means you can't.
>I'll let her know, Marty 🙂
p/s: The best way to create the future is to create it. — A. Lincoln