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Positive Thinking vs. Positive Believing.... To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved. George MacDonald Once upon a time there was a high-wire walker named Philippe who dreamed of being the most famous high-wire walker in the world. He realized that he had to do something no one else had ever done before. He decided he would walk the high wire over Niagara Falls. If he could do this, he knew he would be on the front pages of newspapers all over the world. One day, with thousands of people watching, Philippe started crossing over the falls. Philippe wasn't like the other high-wire walkers; he didn't use a long pole for balance. he used a wheelbarrow filled with 200 pounds of bricks. Slowly but masterfully, he crossed the falls. When he reached the other side, he received a huge standing ovation. As the applause died down, the photographers and journalists surrounded him. The phontographers took picture after picture, and the writers asked question after question. After the last questions, Philippe pointed to a young journalist and said, "I have a question for you. Do you think I can take my wheelbarrow and go all the way back to the other side?" The young writer said, "Of course I think you can do it. You're a master of the high wire." Then Philippe said, "Let me ask you one more question. I know you think I can do it, but do you believe I can do it? The journalist thought for a moment and said, "I have all the confidence in the world in you. Of course I believe you can do it." Upon hearing that, Philippe dumped all the bricks out of his wheelbarrow and said, "If you really believe it - get in the wheelbarrow." _______________________________________ As I reflected on this ... I thought.. how much trust do I really have in the things I 'think' I believe in?... How many times have I said.. I believe... but when push came to shove the trust was not there.. It made me wonder if this is a natural human instinct to 'think' we believe.. but do we trust in it? At any cost? We can apply this to so many areas in our lives.. Do you Think positive or do you really believe to that point of getting in the wheelbarrow?...  ___________ Find the humor each day holds.... Gina |
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1/23/2007 9:56 pm |
JES THIS IS A VERY GOOD BLOG ........It really made me think how important trust is...
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1/24/2007 8:35 am |
Great post Gina 
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