Mantras to live by..
There are a few mantras I believe I follow in my life. Just wanted to keep them all together. So I am starting a new post category today called “My Philosophy“. This is not something I have developed all by myself, rather, it is what I have picked from what I have seen around me. I will start this new category of posts by one of the mantras I believe in and then there will be follow-ups.
You have heard of ‘possibilities.’ But have you heard of availabilities?’
If ‘possibilities’ describe that which could be, then ‘availabilities’
describe that which already is.An old story tells of a tourist who paused for a rest in a small town in
the mountains. He went over to an old man sitting on a bench in front of
the general store and asked, “Friend, can you tell me something this town
is noted for?”
“Well,” the old timer answered. “I don’t rightly know ‘except that it’s the
starting point to the world.”
“Excuse me?” said the newcomer.
“Yep,” the old man continued. “You can start here and go anywhere you want!”
Many people don’t believe that. They feel hopelessly trapped in their life.
They do not believe they can go anywhere they want. Their options are
limited to availabilities. They consider what is available and discard
their choices in discouragement.
Other people believe that they can start from where they are and go
anywhere they want. Their options are limited only by their imaginations.
They consider what is possible and pursue their choices with vigor.
Have you been confusing availabilities and possibilities?