R.A.D.I.C.A.L. Thoughts

"The turning point in the lives of those who succeed usually comes at the moment of some crisis, through which they are introduced to their "other selves."
Napoleon Hill, Author of Think and Grow Rich

I was at my parents house a while back, and I went downstairs where my dad has a roomful of books. I never remember seeing him read very much, but I know he did. His library contains shelves of Bible commentaries, historical biographies, books about WW II and several shelves full of self-help books like Psycho-Cybernetics, The Power of Positive Thinking and Think and Grow Rich. Since my Dad is suffering from macular degeneration, with his blessing and after I had stamped his name on the first page, I brought some of his books home to Kansas City. The one I'm reading now is Think and Grow Rich, by the author quoted above. The premise of the book is "whatever the mind of man can believe and can conceive, it can achieve." That's a pretty bold statement. What is worthwhile goal that I can use to prove that statement true? What can my mind believe and conceive and achieve? I've just scanned the book so far but it is full of stories of people who have overcome unimaginable obstacles to get what they want. Another statement, "If it's right and you desire it, you can have it." For the rest of this week, I'm going to figure out what I really want and what I'm willing to do to achieve what I really want. I'm going to start by reading the rest of this book. I'll let you know how this is progressing as I go along. Just for fun, why don't we all try to figure out what we want now .... now after our divorce .... now that we have a clean slate ahead of us ... now that we can live life on our own terms. We've been through this divorce crisis, and we're getting to know our new "other self." Now what does our new "other self" honestly want? Think about that today.

“If God be for us, who can be against us” (Romans 8:31)