I just watched a documentary about a long-married couple, who, having both been deaf since birth, decided to get cochlear implants at the age of 65.
Talk about amplifying possibility into reality.
The husband adapted more readily than the wife, primarily because he was less attached to the outcome. He thought, what have a I got to lose? I can always go back to being deaf.
His wife had higher expectations. She wanted to understand everything she heard right away. She thought if she turned up her implant all the way, somehow the sounds she was hearing would make sense to her.
Instead, they just gave her a headache.
A year after having the implants, both of them had figured out the role they wanted sound to play in their lives. They had unraveled some of its mysteries, and they had discarded some of its features.
But mostly, they had learned how to support each other through the process. They paced each other so that neither would get left behind.
Ultimately, these are the lessons we learn when we try something new. And our attachment or detachment from the end result will make the process easier or harder for us.
What I learned from watching this documentary is that if you want to make significant change in your life--if you want the possibility of hearing after being deaf your whole life--then you must take a risk; you must accept and weather it's consequences; and you must let go of your expectations and let the universe do its work.
And it doesn't hurt to have someone who loves you nearby.
Love and possibility! --Kim
57-year-old Irishman Bob McNichol was blinded two years ago when red-hot aluminum exploded in his face. This year, he's had his eye rebuilt using his son's tooth and regained some sight.
Yes! They've put his son's TOOTH in his EYE. And he can SEE.
Will miracles never cease?! All possibilities are available!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080228/ts_afp/irelandbritainhealthoffbeat
A study conducted in 2002 at Vanderbilt University showed that two completely different parts of the brain are used when recognizing objects in the real world (ventral pathway) versus imagining them (dorsal pathway).
When examined in the light of amplifying possibility into reality, it made me think some really wacky stuff. Stuff like...
...why does the brain need two different pathways to do this?
Is there some hidden capacity in the dorsal pathway that we will one day discover that will help us understand how visualizations can become real?
Is there some kind of cosmic signaling that happens when we imagine things that might happen to us, or that we might create?
Are we tapping into an available reservoir of past (and possibly future) experience in order to help us "see" better?
If we really only use 30% of our brain, does it behoove us to visualize on a regular basis and get really good at it, in order to exercise more of our brain power?
In my studies, I've gathered a collection of methods for improving your ability to visualize in powerful ways. I'll be sharing those with the subscribers of my Possibility Tips newsletter. I send out a Possibility Tip about once a week. You can subscribe by visiting http://www.kimmarcille.com.
Wishing you every possibility!
Yesterday I ran 8 miles for the first time in my life. In a row. Next week, I will run 10. And on February 18th, I will run a half marathon in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As I reach each of these milestones, getting my body to do things it's never done before, I realize what a great metaphor it is for all areas of life. If you're afraid of starting your own business because you've never made money as an independent before, I can assure you the fear evaporates when someone hands you that first check. (After that you just have the fear of whether you can do it again.) Asking your boss for a raise is only impossible until you set the meeting with his secretary and show up for it. By taking just the first steps toward your dream life, the rest will fall in place. You may show up for those first steps with your knees knocking, but you will have started the process of amplifying raw possibility into probability, and then into reality.
Each of us is a perfectly designed possibility amplifier. Design the reality you want to create, and then take the first step. The universe will be right there with you.