Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice - Containers

[Guest guest]

Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice - " Containers "

I have a question for you today: How big is your container? You do have one, you

know.

Years ago, a farmer brought an amazing pumpkin to a county fair. It was big and

orange, in every aspect a perfect pumpkin. But it was the exact size and shape

of a two-gallon jug. After it had won a blue ribbon, someone asked the farmer

how in the world he had managed to produce such a wonder. He chuckled a bit and

said, " Shucks! Wasn't anything to it! Soon as the blossom started to grow, I

just stuck it inside a cider jar and the pumpkin took care of the rest. " If you

think I'm kidding, just check out the square watermelons available later this

summer!

Just like that pumpkin, the shape of your life is determined by the size and

shape of the container in which you hold it. That container is made up of your

beliefs about what is possible, your expectations of what will happen, and -

most of all - your thoughts about yourself and the world you live in.

Many of your beliefs about what is possible for you were put there by someone

else when you were just starting to blossom. But what would your life look like

if you were able to let yourself grow without the limits of other people's ideas

about you? Children are often forced to shrink to fit the size of their

containers by adults who don't know any better. The good news is that, unlike

our two-gallon pumpkin, once we are grown we still have the choice to be

different.

So, look at your beliefs - where they came from and how they limit you. Then,

make some choices for yourself based on how big you'd like your mind and spirit

to grow.

Lou Tice

The Pacific Institute

Blessings,

Charlene

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