Postcards from the Funny Farm

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To start my series on Possibility Thinking, I’d like to present you with some notable quotations:

“We are not here to ACCEPT a fate imposed upon us. Rather, we are here to CREATE our fate.”

“To make our lives living masterpieces, we need to move beyond acceptance, and even positive thinking, to the realm of possibility thinking.”

“Before we can slay Goliath, we must come to the realization that it is POSSIBLE to do so.”¹

I am a firm believer in self determinism and possibility thinking. Norman Vincent Peale and Robert Schuller were a couple of my mentors in my 20’s.

“Possibility thinking is a heroic act because it allows the future to break with the past.”²

I have observed that if you aim your creative mind in the direction of success, you will get there. Possibility thinking takes discipline and work, but the rewards far surpass all effort.

In this first post of the series, I want you to think about the “NOW.”

What do you want today? Let’s start small with today and work outward towards the end of life. As you imagine your day laid out before you, what would you like to see happen? What would you like to get done? To achieve? To receive? This is the almighty “what” that you need to define to begin the process of possibility thinking. I recommend making a list. Why not open a notepad right now and type a list of 3 or more things. Then, use your imagination to free the possibilities! It will be the best few minutes you’ve spent in a long time. In fact you may find yourself spending more time at it as the possibilities begin to froth upward.

When you have your “what” visualized and your expectations set high, let possibilities into your mind. You will be amazed at how solve-able your wants, needs, and problems are. A possibility thinker will find a solution. If there are some on your list you can’t solve, just write “I’m open to anything” next to them. So, in a step-by-step summary:

1. Think of what you want.
2. Think of possibility solutions.
3. Act on your creative solutions.
4. Be open to acts of randomness, God, or other people as solutions.

Tomorrow I will take on what you want in the short-term future and how to see the possibilities through to realization. I encourage you to come back as I explore this exciting and rewarding mindset. Would you say you are a “possibility thinker?” If you are, chime in here in the comments . . . lets chat about it! If you’re not sure or if you’d like to become one . . . this series is for you too! Last but not least, If you are a positive thinker and interested in guest blogging in this series, contact me!

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