In the beginning

Take a good look at some object you admire. It could be something in your home. It could be a particular bridge, building, or other structure. Perhaps a favorite automobile. I would like you to contemplate something.


For the sake of having an example let's just say we're considering the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California. When did this bridge begin existing?


Was it the day it was finished? Well, did it just suddenly appear one day, and everybody dropped their jaw in awe of its presence as the mayor of San Francisco gave ceremony to it? I don't think so. It had to be built first.


Obviously you say. There had to be an army of workers involved in the construction of such a colossal structure. With this you may trace its existence back to the day ground was first broken. Again, I say I don't think so. It had to be planned out first.


Of course you don't just go about building the Golden Gate bridge without having very detailed plans in place to guide the construction workers. Perhaps you might say that the bridge actually began existing when the plans were first made.


But these plans had to come from somewhere, did they not? Somewhere in the mind of one sole individual a thought was sparked. A thought may seem like a trivial thing, but not every thought follows this description.


This thought was given the chance to grow until it became clear enough to be relayed to an architect, who then planned it out. With these plans then came the army of workers to build the thing.




Surely you can understand the gist of this story I have just related, but let's take a look at it in another light. You've heard many gurus of success suggesting that when you focus on your own goals that you should think of them in terms of already having been accomplished. Consider them a fact of record.


But how can I do that when what I am envisioning does not yet exist? I don't actually have the million dollars, the new car, the big house, etc. Wait a minute!


Let's back up for just a moment. When did the Golden Gate bridge actually begin existing? I say it began long before there was any trace of its physical existence. It began as a mere thought in the mind of one visionary human being.


I also say that your goal, whatever that goal may be, began its existence also in the very moment you conceived of it in thought. Everything begins with a thought, would you not agree?


Now think about that statement again with a certain emphasis: Everything BEGINS with a thought. Once you have thought it, it exists! A thought is ephemeral. It is something very delicate, that can easily be destroyed, if neglected or crushed. But will grow into something more liquid, if encouraged.


This liquid thing is what we call plans. Plans can change and evolve, but will not cease to exist unless we actively destroy them. If they are nourished and prodded along, even accelerated with the aid of others, who can now "see" them, they will indeed exist in what we generally consider to be real form.


Get used to the idea that this physical world is considered the real world only because someone decided that it should be considered so. The real world, in my opinion, goes much further along than merely what we can see with our eyes.


Don't be afraid to declare your goals as something real only because they exist solely in your own mind for now. They do exist in any case already. Give your faith to this truth and feel your "accomplished" goal with confidence. Try it and see what happens.



I want YOU to succeed!!



Jeffrey Brandt

Author of Close Your Eyes to Find Your Way.






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