Are you setting your sights too low?
There was a woman who fished all morning and never caught anything. But a man in the next boat was reeling in a fish every time she glanced over. Then, to make matters worse, he kept the small ones and threw the large ones back into the water!
She couldn’t stand it any longer. She called over to him, “How come you’re throwing the big ones back?” He answered by holding up a little frying pan.
We may think that is silly but, in our minds, don’t we all hold up frying pans? Every time we throw away a big idea, a magnificent dream or an exciting possibility, are we measuring it against a small frying pan? We talk about making more money or becoming more successful, but I believe that this concept works in other, and sometimes more important areas, as well. We can love more than we ever dreamed possible! We can be happier and live more fully than we ever thought we could! What we can do or become is limited more by the size of the frying pan in our minds than by actual circumstances.
What would happen if you threw away the frying pan you have been using to measure the size of your dreams, and replaced it with a larger one? What would happen if you decided that it may really be possible to have a better relationship with the one you love, or that you actually can be happier and more fulfilled than you are now? What would happen if you decided never to settle for anything less than what you truly want? What if, from now on, you threw the little fish back and kept the big ones?
Remember that you are not the means by which you measure your merit, but you are what you “believe” you are.” Think big. Dream big. Honor it all big… and look for positive results. It all begins with changing the size of your thinking.
And what if you decided to begin today
Peace and Love, Jim
