Choice Vocabulary

There is a word that you will be hard pressed to hear me say: Cannot. In any form of itself or its contractions, cannot is not a word that is acceptable to say, much less to contemplate. If it has to be said, it must be in the context of "i cannot... yet." There is a limiting factor in that word that indicates a lack of effort to even discover whether you can do it or not. This ficitional-yet-incredibly-wise alien named Yoda once said, "Do not try. Do. Or do not. There is no try." The thinkings are linked by the indescribable courage it takes to discover your boundaries, not create them. I am of the creed and cloth that my physical, mental, and spiritual limitations are well known to me by my constant interaction with each limit, not my casual observance of what they may or may not be. Paul wrote, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Motivational? You bet. Should you go try to do the hardest thing ever in the whole world right away? Maybe. I would caution a fair bit of preparation, but only because prayer = preparation and that matters when you may not have time to close your eyes and say grace in a particularly sticky situation. The lesson is to know your limits and not be afraid of them. Get better every day at loving God, loving others as you would love yourself. Freedom is love without condition.