I Once Believed

“Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.” – William James

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I once believed I couldn’t ride a bike…

I once believed I couldn’t stand in front of a class and make a speech…

I once believed I couldn’t make it through high school…

I once believed I couldn’t perform at my first job…

I once believed I couldn’t go out on a first date…

I once believed I couldn’t have a first kiss…

I once believed I couldn’t go to college…

I once believed I couldn’t live away from home…

I once believed I couldn’t live with a girlfriend…

I once believed I couldn’t propose marriage…

I once believed I couldn’t get married…

I once believed I couldn’t buy a house…

I once believed I couldn’t fly an airplane…

I once believed I couldn’t change jobs…

I once believed I couldn’t have a child…

I once believed I couldn’t face my abuser…

I once believed I couldn’t trust again…

I once believed I couldn’t fight my biggest fight…

I once believed I couldn’t quit smoking…

I once believed I couldn’t get up every morning at 5:30am…

I once believed I couldn’t eat healthy…

I once believed I couldn’t exercise daily…

I once believed I couldn’t read a book over 50 pages (without pictures)…

I once believed I couldn’t write a blog…

I once believed I couldn’t take a “selfie”…

I once believed I couldn’t sit on a warm beach in Cuba… (guess where I am right now?)

I once believed I couldn’t be content with me…

I once believed I couldn’t grow old…

I once believed it was too late to change…

…….. I once believed I couldn’t change the world!

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Updated resolution numbers:

244 of 1000 KMs walked

15 of 50 blog entries posted

6 of 10 books read