A defining moment.

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There is one defining moment in each of our lives that will firmly set your feet upon the path that was always intended for you.  The question I have for you today is will you be brave enough to embrace this defining moment, or will you simply ignore it, or even run from it, and continue on doing what has always been done, and in the manner that it has always been done?

I was at a workshop the other day that I had been invited to attend.  During the first part of the event I found myself in a very familiar place, one that I had found myself in quite frequently over the past few months.  This time however was just a little different because I was ever so much more aware of who I was, what I was capable of doing, and just how privileged I was to be here in this moment.  I was seeing things much more clearly then I had ever seen them before, and with this new vision of myself I knew that I was about to embark on another journey, one that had been charted long ago.

Were do we begin this journey?  Many try to start by defining what the journey is all about.  Sadly it is hard to define something that we are unfamiliar with.  Each person's journey is different.  What works for one is not necessarily going to work for someone else.  We can learn from others, but we must also embrace our own selves if we are ever going to understand where we are supposed to go and what we are supposed to do.  How do you see yourself right now?  Do you see yourself as one who has failed in the past, will fail again in the future, and will always have to work twice as hard as the next person simply to maintain?  Do you see yourself as someone who given the right set circumstances might be able to do some incredible things, or will there always be someone who is just a little more gifted, a little luckier then you, and therefore will steal the limelight away from you?

My friends we have to get to the point where we not only see the greatness that resides in each of us, but we also embrace it.  There have been many successful people who have walked this planet.  Some have done what we might classify as doing the impossible, while others have given up simply because they were not able to understand that failure, as John Wooden said is not fatal.  In my book, failure is only fatal if you allow it to define you, and if you simply surrender to it.

If every single person alive today could understand the power that was embedded into them there would be no failures, no unfulfilled dreams, and the landscape of this world would be completely different then it is right now.  If I told you that you process the power to fundamentally change the face of humanity would you believe me or would you simply discount it?  If I told you that your creation was intended because you need to be a part of a movement that will fundamentally change the face of humanity, would you believe me?  Now there will be some who will resonate with all of this and will be looking for ways to be a part of this movement.  Others may be a little cynical of this whole idea, but there is still apart of them that is intrigued.  The question then arises is the intrigue big enough to get them to make a move?  Regrettably there will a large segment of the population who will simply ignore all of this, or worse will try to discourage others from even thinking about what could come of this revolutionary way of seeing things.  My friends there is a revolution that is about to take place.  This revolution is not going to be fought with bombs or planes, or anything military.  This revolution is going to start in the mind of those who can grasp the power and greatness within themselves, and it will spread like wild fire.

We are not limited beings.  We are creative beings, and we have the power to create.  We have been so conditioned to believe we are limited.  Limited by our education or lack there of.  We are limited by where we live, or where we came from.  We are limited because we may not have the financial resources needed to do what we want to do.  This is all such a pile of BS.  Let go of the conditioning of man and start to see yourself for who you really are.  Change may not come overnight for you, but if you can't let go of past conditioning, past failures, or past fears, then I can assure you that change will never come and you will never be able to be the person you're supposed to be.

Let today be your defining moment.  Let today be the day that you say no more: no more fear, no more failure, and no more caring about what others think, but rather you accepting what you know to be true.  The truth of who you really are has always been inside of you.  The truth of what you can do has always been inside of you.  The truth of your intended path to walk has always been inside of you.  It's time to face the truth, embrace the truth, and walk in that truth.  Allow all of this to rest inside of you, let it grow, nature it, and then watch as your life changes in front of your own eyes.  It is time to accept greatness, time to accept power, and time once and for all to accept that you have been placed here to change this planet.  You are not alone, will never be alone, so get out there and do what you were created to do.