Tell me I Can’t and I will show you I CAN. Have you watched the film ‘Peal harbour’ a film of how the Japanise massacred the Americans that were resting in their ships many times I felt as though I was not able to do things in my cancer treatment. Cancer treatment took away my abilities to carry on, even made me think negatively. How low I felt I can not even communicate to you. But I will say that how I felt was that life itself was impossible, that I should not even be alive. Thinking thoughts like ‘what’s the point in my treatment’ ‘surly it’s wasted treating me’ give it to someone who needs it. All these thoughts went though my head. Never once thinking, why do I have cancer, but why do I deserve to be treated.
So what of pearl harbour, well it was a poinient moment in the film where president Roosevelt, who contracted polio at 39 years old. His desease put him in a wheel chair, it took his ability to be able to stand and be mobile like other people that walked the planet. In a meeting where they planned how they would retaliate on the Japanese. He slowly stood, making the statement ‘do not tell me cant’ every time the wave came over me making me feel so low. When that happened to me, I remembered that moving part of the movie.saying to myself ‘if he can I can’ I removed can’t from my vocabulary. President Roosevelt although American and passed on. His legacy inspired me, it enthused me to believe that I could achieve where maybe at times it seemed impossible.
If you say you can’t, you will not be able to achieve. You have told yourself where your limits are, and you said you can’t. So it will be so. For me negativity needed to be removed, believing that I could. Using the examples set by great men of history. You are able to do whatever you say you are able to do, cancer, or illness is hard enough without making it harder again in your own mind. Real ease yourself to be able, tell yourself you can and trust me the load WILL be lightened. “I CAN” is one of the most powerful things you can say to yourself.
Replace can’t with can. Try it and see how different your life will be in a few short days. Trust me you really can start saying can.
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Great blogpost. A piece of motivation for the day!
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Thanks 😔
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It is so true that many people are beaten before they even start. That is the easiest thing to do – to make yourself ready to fail rather than ready to succeed.
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Thanks Harry, you are right. 😊
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Thanks Joe that’s very kind of you. 😊
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Not only do I say “I can,” I also say “I will” – and follow the words through with action!
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Ditto 😊
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Yes!
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My grandmother would say “Can’t never could.”
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I like that 😊
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Yes, I understand. We outlasted many other businesses in a cupcake business that was difficult at times. We know that with my husband’s cancer, it will return with a vengeance in 2 years…the doctor told us but we are ready. Bring it on.
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Believe in today, don’t receive the doctors prognosis. Be as strong as possible today. X😊 great attitude. 😊
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Another approach to countering the “I can’t” feeling comes from researcher Carolyn Dweck (I think I spelled it right). She recommends simply adding a three letter word to the end of the sentence: I can’t write well YET. The yet changes the whole dynamic of the sentence. She calls this the growth mindset.
Jerry
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Interesting, but personally I prefer to remove negativity. Can’t yet is still negative now. With a hopeful outcome. I prefer to make my outcomes happen as opposed to living in hope. Taking control of destiny as opposed to believing you will work it out. But then we all restrict ourselves somewhere. This lady has restricted herself by saying yet. Because now is better than doing it tomorrow. Why. Because there is no tomorrow. Only now.
Fonz 😊
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Good points, I understand.
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Only when 😊
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