{"id":188,"date":"2013-06-25T03:35:14","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T03:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/blessingsabound\/?p=188"},"modified":"2013-07-19T22:13:11","modified_gmt":"2013-07-19T22:13:11","slug":"no-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blessingsabound\/2013\/06\/no-limits.html","title":{"rendered":"No Limits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">What would you do if you had unlimited money?<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">What would you do if you had unlimited time?<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In other words, what would you do if there were no excuses or obstacles?<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>What would you do if you could do ANYTHING you wanted?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Don\u2019t pick a hundred things.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Instead, choose the top five things you would do if you could.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Don\u2019t stop to think whether or not these things are possible.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Instead, let your imagination and spirit run wild.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>If you could have five wishes, what would they be?<span>\u00a0 <\/span>What would you like to have, be, or do?<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Just to clarify, there may be things you want for yourself and there may be things you want for the world.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>You\u2019re allowed to have two separate lists.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>What are five of your biggest dreams for yourself and five of your biggest wishes for the planet?<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Write your personal list right now.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t over-think it.\u00a0 Write down five things you want to have, do, or be.\u00a0 As far as your wishes for the world, let that be a more sacred task.\u00a0 Perhaps sit in meditation for a while and let yourself really choose what you most want for this world. For the \u201cworld list,\u201d try rewriting your list as a paragraph.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Start it as follows:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .25in\"><i>\u201cI dream of a world in which \u2026\u2026.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .25in\"><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Now your second assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to tack up your personal list somewhere (or put it in your wallet or journal or top desk drawer.)<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Look at that list regularly and allow yourself to imagine each of those things on your list.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Let them feel absolutely real. Allow yourself to be deserving of these things.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Now, if you want, start collecting pictures that demonstrate the qualities you want in your life or your perfect world.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Or paint a picture of your dream come true.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Allow yourself to consider the possibility that if this world can be dreamed\/envisioned\/imagined, it can happen.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Just allow the possibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">If a million people had the same dream, do you think it would happen?<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">How about a hundred million people?<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">If one person can dream strongly enough, there is a possibility of a new and better world..<span>\u00a0 <\/span>If a hundred million people dream it vividly, you can bet it will happen.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><b><i>But first we have to start dreaming.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">May all your dearest dreams come true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What would you do if you had unlimited money? 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