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We all have defining moments in our lives. Each one puts us on a new path. It can be anything that changes not only how you see the world but how you fit in it.

This path, this journey, will do one of two things: It will crush you or it will make you stronger. All of mine crushed me until I was in an automobile accident in 1979. It was then and is today, the single most devastating and important event in my life.

The accident created a trigger point in me that not only defines who I am, but allows me to stand up inside myself and face my greatest fear; My belief in my self ". It made me realize that no, matter who I am people will still gather around me. I also discovered that the truer I am to myself and what I believe in the greater my experiences in life become.

There is a certain calmness that has come over me.  It helps me to understand that it is OK to be me.

There were always two things in life I wanted to be. . . an artist and a writer.

My circle of influence taught me that there is no money in becoming a artist.

                         There is.  

I have been a professional artist since 1986.

School taught me that if you are a failing student being a writer is impossible.

                          It isn't.

I was an adult when I discovered that I am dyslexic.  At age 49 I began my journey to learn to read and write.  In the six years it took me to accomplish that goal, I wrote my first book entitled Prisoners of Our Own Beliefs.  It was published in 2006.

What I learned in the process was to never let anyones' opinion of you determine who you are going to become, where you are going to go or how you are going to get there.

If I know one thing now it is this: It is impossible to fail if you never quit.

NO Regret.  NO Retreat.  NO Surrender

Can show you how to grasp the endless potential that exists around you 24 hours a day whether you can see it or not.

        How Mantras Can Paralyze You

Every thought you have and every word you speak are painting the pictures that you will use to build your futures.

How important do you believe it would be to ask, "What thoughts am I having and what words am I using to create what will become my future?"

As I have asked myself this question over the years, my awareness, my thoughts and my words have changed tremendously.

For instance, my dad use to say to me:

" Its a good thing you're strong boy, 'cause you're not very smart. "

I continued to tell myself that little Paralyzing Mantra for years even after my dad passed away.

Why?  Because I just didn't understand school and was a failing student. Everyday, my experience in school only proved my dad was right and I was wrong.

That one little Paralyzing Mantra kept me from advancing in my life for years and years even though I knew I wasn't stupid. Then one day it came to me.

If you believe more in other peoples' opinion of you than you do in your own opinion of yourself, then their opinion will always determine everything you will ever do and how you are going to do it.

Even after they die you will continue to tell yourself their paralizing words until one of two things happen: you die or you figure out what is going on. 

That is when I realized just how powerful this little mantra was in my life and how it was paralyzing me everyday. I created a new, empowering mantra to take its place.

That Mantra is,

"There is nothing I can not do or learn in spite of what other people may think or say about me."

I still find that I need to use it from time to time and I am extremely grateful to have it.

My hope is that you will listen to your thoughts and your words so that you can find the Paralyzing Mantras in your life and build an Empowering Mantra to take its place.

If you accept this challenge and would like some help or assistance please contact me at gary@garyparent.com I would love to help in anyway I can.

Gary

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