Operate In the Miraculous

How many of you, growing up, would say to yourselves “When I get older, I want to be mediocre!”  None of us… we all wanted to be heroes– doctors curing cancer, firemen, teachers, inventors, even adventurers.  Yet most of us get older and get less motivated, more beat down by life, and settle for being less than what we are capable of.  How easy it becomes to trade in our dreams of great accomplishments and a passionate life for being satisfied that our Mastercard bill is paid down to only $300.  Every day is an opportunity for you to change this.  Each day, you get a clean slate to invent yourself anew; to WAKE UP!  You get a chance to get present to who you are and invent what you want to become.  Each day you can begin to create the future you have always dreamed of.

I met with an interesting woman yesterday who reminded me of this lesson.  In spite of experiencing a very difficult life, she has kept her dreams in tact.  Early in her life, Debbie (not her real name) had been diagnosed with a muscular diseases that had her wheelchair-bound; doctors said she would never walk again.  Then, twelve years ago, doctors found a brain tumor and she was given a terminal diagnosis, immediately after which, her abusive husband of 10+ years left her broke and alone to raise their 9-year-old daughter; he just couldn’t deal with her health pressures.  In the past  15 years, she has even beat lymph node cancer.  Yet, during these 30+ years of trial, she has never lost her sense of hope and purpose.  She has relied heavily on her faith in God and her vision for her future.  That focus has her walking, completely cured and currently starting a new printing business, which has always been a dream.  Her daughter, now 19 years old, is attending college.  This woman is an amazing example of the power of keeping a vision–your dreams–out in front of you.  She has used her vision to propel her through the hardest of times so that she could rise to the occasion of her life and make her dreams a reality.  When I asked her how she got through, she responded, “I operate in the miraculous.”  She has been simply UNWILLING to be a victim of her circumstances and allow drama to be bigger than her dreams.

How many of us are confronted with trials and roadblocks that are not even 1/10 as dramatic as Debbie’s events, yet we get stopped short and never return to the path of pursuing our dreams?  How many of us remain unconscious to the opportunity that each day brings to reinvent ourselves, only to keep trudging along our predictable path to mediocrity?

Debbie’s story is a testament to her tenacity and a lesson for those of us who are easily stopped.  The lesson is that life is unfolding in front of you, you can either create your dreams, or move aside and suffer the consequences of human potential unfilled–continue simply trying to survive your mediocre life.

Today is your first blank slate, YOUR opportunity to operate in the miraculous… what are you going to do with it?

CALL TO ACTION:  If you are not sure how to start, you might consider enrolling in 90 Days to Success: Closing the Gap Between Your Life & Your Dreams.  It starts THIS Monday, so you must register TODAY!  There is no more time to waste!