Our words create our life. They are not casual sounds floating into the air. They are decisions. They are directions. Our words are the paint to the canvas of life, with each sentence adding color or dulling it, expanding the horizon or shrinking it. Every day, we are either talking ourselves into possibility or quietly, convincingly, talking ourselves out of it.
I once had a drum teacher who talked often about how much he wanted to try martial arts. He was genuinely curious. Interested. Inspired. When the time came, and he was invited to my class, something shifted. Suddenl,y the voice of desire went quiet, and another voice grabbed the microphone. Too busy. Too tired. Maybe later. That voice did not speak for his whole self. It spoke for his weakness, yet it was allowed to make the final call.
The same thing happened with two coworkers. Too far to drive. Too long a day. Too this and too that. None of those words were facts. They were negotiations with fear disguised as logic. In that moment, they talked themselves out of new experiences, new people, and potential solutions to their health or financial struggles. They did not fail. They simply chose the familiar language of fearful limitation instead of the unfamiliar language of growth.
What if the words had been different? “Yes, I will try. Yes, I am tired, but I will go anyway.” Yes to movement. Yes to change. Yes to simple things that sometimes turn into miracles.
Greatness is rarely blocked by ability. It is most often blocked by the conversation we allow to run in our own heads. Change the words. Change the direction. Give yourself the gift of opening the Door of Newness.
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