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| PROMPT September 2nd Be inspired by this quote: "Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning." - Mahatma Gandhi Sigh. This amazing quote deserves something profound from me. I should write far more than I believe it, or that it sends the same message as the story about the little train learning to chug-chug "I think I can, I think I can." Who spouted "all things are possible"? This is where I stopped and consulted the all-knowing Google. This is a great excusetime to regather my thoughts and think. Okay... According to the all-powerful and wise search engine, the above phrase is popular and requoted, or rephrased if you will over and over. Some choose to begin with "anything is possible." Okay, semantics. A Constance Zimmer had this to say. "That's why I think life is so incredible, right? Anything is possible. You can be one way one day, and then you can have one experience that could be tiny-itty-bitty or big, and it can shift your whole focus and your whole life." Isn't this why writers write? We attempt to rearrange words into meaningful stories. One random day we may experience a Eureka moment. We never give up. We can and do alter settings, characters or what have you to create a vessel for our messages. Sometimes, employing a different verb or its alternate tense changes things. Using the perfect adjectives/descriptors to paint a scene or set a mood is key, but all of them can be discarded in an instant. No matter what we create it can always be better. We are willing to strive and edit. We are always vigilant, listening and watching the world around us. We believe we can wield words and the more we manipulate them the more that certainty grows. I believe many of us, that is to say adults, have lost our natural instinct to attempt things over and over without question. Yes, life can be harsh and demanding. Yes, we try and fail. Yes, we can be momentarily weak and doubtful. We experience our good days and our bad. Often we learn to choose our battles and let extraneous 'things' slide. Basically, we struggle to maintain some sense of balance. Remember what it was like to be an infant, or a toddler? Everything was new to us, but we rolled with it. We had this strong need to be mobile and move about under our own steam and whims. We struggled to pull ourselves up into a standing position. We fell. We repeated the process, over and over. Eventually, we ventured forth on our virgin feet. We wobbled, we swerved, we swayed, but we never gave up. Sure, we stumbled and lost our footing. Too many times we tumbled and landed, hard, on the ground. We picked ourselves up. We never considered defeat. We were not quitters. We pushed ourselves to succeed. We continued one step at a time. Today, I am by no means an expert walker. I still struggle with it, but at least I am somewhat mobile. I believe in the tried and true method of practice makes perfect. If I think I can, the legs will too. They may bawk and grumble, but they are included in every sortie. I am not an expert writer or a magician with words, but I dabble. Each time I string a few of them together, I am attempting to create a cohesiveness, a clarity. Have I acquired the capacity? Perhaps, but I intend to continue. |
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