Oct 27 2009
Successfully accomplishing what seems impossible
Fear causes us to make all kinds of excuses
Like yourself I am sure you have said many times when seeing someone doing something unusual: “Oh, I could never do that”. And then we always follow with an excuse: I am too fat, too thin, too small, too tall, too short, too shy, too something. Or I am not that talented, not attracted enough, not educated enough, I don’t have the right voice, or I am too old for that, to young, and the excuses never stop.
But in my last post (see previous post: Courageously putting your heart into it, your body will follow.. ). I mentioned how it is fear and our attitude that cripple our heart’s desires and prevent us from doing something we really want to do. One way to get encouragement is from learning from other people whom didn’t let anybody or themselves hold them back. Let’s take as a first example Susan Boyle. We all heard about this Scottish plain looking woman who took part in the Britain’s Got Talent Contest. According to Show Biz standards she is not considered to be a very attractive woman, overweight and old. I also read that as a young girl she was diagnosed with a learning disability.
She didn’t let the mocking of the crowd take her desire to sing away.
The first time she appeared on stage at the Talent Contest some people started laughing and making fun of her before she even began. No doubt thinking this woman was impossible, she wouldn’t get any where looking like this and at her age? It took courage for her to continue standing inspite of the crowds re-action and to go ahead with her desire to sing. But when she opened her mouth and started singing, there was total silence. She shocked the crowd, the judges, and the whole world. In no time she became an international sensation, being viewed and listened to by millions around the world. Her first CD is scheduled to be released later this year.
So this shy not very attractive older woman whom had a learning disability had successfully accomplished what might have seemed impossible to others, because she had a dream in her heart and courageously carried it out.
Her half body followed the desire of her heart to dance which she did before a crowd dancing on her torso
Here is another example of a young woman I heard about on the news earlier this 
summer. She had no arms or legs. She got around just on her torso. But she had a desire to dance inspite of not having a whole body, just an upper torso. How in the world could she dance? Well, she showed everyone that she could dance on her torso when she danced at Lincoln Center here in New York. Impossible, you might say, but she did it!
There are quite a few other examples of people with just half of a body, just their torso that accomplished much in the field of entertaining others. There was also another story I was told by a friend from South America of this young man that also had no arms and legs, just his torso. He became an acrobatic performer bouncing up and down on his torso lifting himself up high into the air, and doing somersaults while landing back on his half body. People were afraid of seeing him fall, and felt sorry for him thinking he would hurt himself. But he never did, he enjoyed his life by entertaining them, and drew large crowds at each of his shows.
A massively disabled man becoming a great motivational Speaker and inspiring millions of able-bodied men and women around the world
And then you might have heard about Nick whom was born in Australia again with no arms or legs. People wondered how in the world would this baby grow up and live not being able to walk, run, dance, or stand up on two feet. Little did they know that this limbless child would grow up to be one of the greatest motivators of others, inspiring people from all over the world.
He later moved to California (USA) and now at the age of 25 he is the President of his own international non-profit organization, and also has his own motivational speaking company. He has traveled around the world speaking to all kinds of people: students, leaders, teachers, young people, business men and women, entrepreneurs, church congregations, even to a President of one African nation. This year he is scheduled to travel and speak in over 20 different countries.
How can a young man without arms or legs live a fuller life than most able-bodied people?
He also has a great sense of humor and smiles often. People ask him: 
“How can you smile?” Then they realize there has to be something more to life if a young man without arms and legs are living a fuller life than they are. Can you believe this? A massively disabled young man with only an upper body speaking and motivating millions of able-bodied men and women. Impossible it seems, but he is accomplishing it. Why? Because he has the right attitude and courage coming from a heart filled with the desire to help other people fulfill their dreams and cope with life circumstances whatever they may be.
And what about examples we hear about older women some as old as 62 years becoming pregnant and giving birth to healthy babies? Several years ago that was something that everybody thought was impossible. Some women even didn’t live that long much less to have children when that old. Years ago if you were past 30, child bearing was considered to be a risk, too old. Today most women are getting children later in life, some way past 40. So if that is our heart’s desire and we think we are too old to have children, then we can consider the examples of those that were successful in doing so and follow their procedures. Today there are all kinds of ways now to accomplish that.
Above I gave examples of those that were massively disabled, but some of us can become temporary disabled, such as when we might have a broken arm, or leg or something that will eventually heel. In that temporary state you might also feel that you cannot do some things. Again it is all in your thinking, you can. Because if someone whom is permanently disabled can do so many things some I mentioned above, then someone whom may have an accident and temporary incapacitated should be able do even more.
For instance I used to watch some people walking on crutches and wondered how they got around just hopping on one foot, especially climbing up stairs. “I could never do that, I used to think to myself”. Well, I learned through personal experience how they did it. A couple of years ago I developed a stress fracture in my right ankle of my right leg, through constant dance exercises which I was doing for long periods at a time.
That stress fracture was so painful, I had to go to the hospital emergency room and my right ankle and leg was put in a cast up to the knee. I had to keep my leg in an elevated position when walking, couldn’t put any pressure on it, so it couldn’t touch the ground. That means that I had to use two crutches and hop around on just my left foot. The doctor took some time to train me how to hop around using two crutches, which I learned to do quickly on a flat surface.
All fear disappeared!
When I was brought home, that is when I was faced with the challenge of getting into my building. I could feel fear gripping my heart. There are 6 stairs leading up to the front door. I broke down and start crying as I was wondering : “how am I going to get up those stairs on one foot using crutches? This is impossible, I can’t do this.” But I knew I had to get into my apartment, I couldn’t stay out on the sidewalk forever, so it means finding a way to get up those stairs on crutches. With determination I slowly put the crutches on the bottom stair and hopped onto that stair, and then did the same with the other one, and finally reached the top of the stairs to the front door.
I couldn’t believe it, I had actually climbed those stairs on one foot using two crutches. I did the same thing while going down the stairs, placing the crutches on one stair then hopping onto it, and the same until I got all the way down to the street. By the end of the 2 months that my right foot was in a cast I had become an expert at climbing those stairs on one foot using two crutches.
All fear had disappeared. And I thought that I couldn’t do it. But I did. Now when I see other temporary disabled people using crutches to get around, I admire their courage because I know how it feels. And that we can do whatever we need to do in whatever situation we find ourselves in if we just let go of fear.
Count your blessings, appreciate what you have.
So if you really have a strong heart desire to do something that you really love or to serve other people, and you feel that you can’t do it, just reflect back on these few examples given above. Some people with only half a body accomplishing so much. And watch this video below with your music speakers on.
After seeing this and if you are a full able-bodied man or woman, just count your blessings. Appreciate what you have, and use it to the full. It is amazing to see what these two disabled young people do and accomplish it so well. You will conclude that our bodies whether we are full able-bodied, or disabled are only following something deeper that is the motivating force behind what we can accomplish, which is the heart. (See previous post: Courageously putting your heart into it, your body will follow..).
So whether you think you are too old, young, fat, thin, tall, ugly or too whatever all these excuses, fears or barriers you put up around your heart, if you replace them with the right attitude and put your heart’s desires up front, it will motivate you to do your best, and you can successfully accomplish anything that might seem impossible. YES YOU CAN DO IT!
Written by: Glenda Brill(C)
