“The only limit of our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”
- Franklin D. Roosevelt -

Doubts.  We all have them at some level.  Even when things are going well, we will eventually come to the edge of our expanded comfort zone and start to wonder.  What’s next?  How will this work out?  Will this good continue?

We must continually be monitoring to determine the most prevalent themes.  Do we doubt the possibility of this actually happening or this actually happening for someone like me?  The key is to figure out if the doubt is a valid questioning of current approach and methods, whether it’s voices from our past or if it’s just based in fear of change of any kind.

In the bigger picture, doubts are just the nagging little things that keep bugging us like the tiny mosquito buzzing in our ear sounding much bigger and threatening than it really is.  Doubts are just negative expectations and each morning we choose which doubts, beliefs and emotions to bring forward into this day.

I’m not talking about bringing along wisdom not to keep beating our head against a wall; I’m talking about fear of all walls.  We address our doubts through inquiry and experimentation.  For until we actually try, everything remains theoretical.

It’s not a matter of whether or not we will have doubts.  If we’re moving away from the status quo in the least little bit, the changes in what’s around us will cause us to question what’s within us.  We must remind ourselves that what is within us is ready to transcend whatever is before us; if we’ve had success with something this big before or not.  Sometimes it helps to vicariously hitch a ride on the success of others who have already been out further on the learning curve.

As we identify and address our doubts today, we free up a lot of energy and attention to redirect into application and experimentation.  The results we get may not be all we imagined, but now we know a little more that we can add to what we already knew.  Now we know that what seemed impossible before was based upon a lack of knowledge and experience.  Now we can appreciate that the promise of tomorrow is realized in the actions of today.

Life is truly wonderful!