THE WORLD IS NOT SO WIDE AS IT APPEARS
letter series {#3}
“You Will Make It”
It’s an interesting thing about these sheets. As I turn each page I know not what the message beholds. The text itself a momental prompt. The words atop the page conjure unique meaning wholly dependant upon an amalgamation of self, state of mind, mood and current happenings. I inhale the words. Let it permeate and seek meaning. Today these words penetrate the meninges of my mind, slink around the fleshy nooks of each twisted cauliflower fold of my brain, surge down my spine and radiate outwardly along each spindly tentacle of my peripheral nervous system seeking a way in. Searching for weakness, seeking an answer.
Today it found me. Today it has discovered the tracings of self-doubt that have been lacing my thoughts. At times more than lacing. At times accumulating to such heights as to form mounds. Mounds which demand traversing and surpassing.
Such are my thoughts.
As of late I find myself engulfed in a plan. A plan for a business. A plan in an attempt to help bridge the gap between rich and poor in America. A plan through which to help fight for our natural rights that have been so gradually stripped away. A right for which our government should protect but which has found itself in the sheets between power and greed. We as humans deserve the right to health. The right to life. The right to enjoy the natural born fruits of our earth; the roots of which gifted to the beings blessed with breath. This fundamental need has been stripped from all and relegated and re-gifted to the elite – for a price. The rest, repackaged in stomach filling vessels of chemicals, emptiness and low-value.
I have this plan and I’m working on it. Day by day. I add more to this plan. I enact teams on the ground to help me with this plan. I believe in it whole heartedly and am increasingly irritated by people philosophizing about our problems and not acting. Big words are great but are nothing without big action.
Such are my thoughts.
I move steadily through this plan, methodically addressing each question of its development. I’m engulfed. Then, in the midst of frustration or in the warming peace of a shower my questions change course. From, “how do I get there?” “what’s the most efficient way?” “the fairest way?” to, “what are you risking?” “what if you fail?” “will anyone even care that you’ve created this?” “will the populace appreciate it?” “can I even compete?” These questions mount faster than the methodical trudgings of building a concrete plan. Before I know it I’ve drifted down the slippery river. I look in on myself seeking harbor in a safe alternative; related to my field of interest but not exactly accomplishing my goal. It’s at this moment that I worry myself. I worry that perhaps I’m not strong enough to carry this through. I worry whether I’ll make it.
I wallow in these thoughts; in my solace.
Such are my thoughts.
Then, just as the shifting temperature of water, I incrementally find my way out. I focus on the “I can.” I focus on the “at least I’ll have tried” and am slowly warmed again.
As the droplets evaporate away, I recall a study from years ago. A study entitled “Message from Water” by Dr. Masaru Emoto. In this study Dr. Emoto evokes us to rethink our consciousness and its power. In this study he exposes the H2 and O molecules of water to various messaging from kind words as “peace,” “love” and “hope” to “hate,” “anger” and “war.” Through these studies Dr. Emoto has been capturing the structural reconfigurations of these interactions by means of microscopic photography. What he has found is nothing short of inspirational. The molecules align themselves in physical reflection of these meanings. The more inspirational and wondrous the words, the more beautiful and magnificent the structure; the more hate-filled and negative the message, the more grotesque and convoluted the configuration.
I take this and reflect upon myself. What evoked these thoughts in me? This self-doubt? What internal messaging am I creating? What are we saying to ourselves daily? Let us take a moment to reflect. A moment to listen. Are they positive or negative? Are they aiding in our quest to our heart or mind’s desire? Or are they merely serving as deterrents?
Outside of our being, what are we exposing ourselves to? The music we listen to, the media we watch, the friends we keep? They all have a hand in influencing the subliminal messaging of our minds. Let us take inventory of our lives. What are we really exposing ourselves to? It’s all within our choice.
I made this realization this week: I AM an entrepreneur. I AM working on my business. I’m no longer hopefully a future entrepreneur. I’m no longer working on this business idea of mine. I AM.
Whatever it is that you are trying to make it to, you will. You will do it and you will succeed because at least you have tried - and tried with all your might. Whether your struggle is in creating something, getting accepted to something, moving beyond something or surviving something.
We are more than molecules. We are more than H2 & O. We are humans and we have this capacity to surround ourselves with whatever messaging we want. We are not merely receptors. Go find the messaging you deserve and take the methodical steps towards what you want.
Take a moment to glimpse what Dr. Emoto’s studies revealed:
My question to you: What are you trying to “make it” through? Is your internal and external messaging pushing you closer or further away from this?
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