Ever since I was little, there was a family tradition in my house every year around Christmas time... My mom would make a huge dinner (because it was 7 of us kids in the house). We would all sit down for dinner, mostly in the kitchen at the table, but if we were good throughout the day, we got to sit in the living room around the coffee table!! Very exciting time in my house!!
Once the dishes were cleared and we were all quiet, she would turn the television on and we would all watch "A Christmas Story"!! Let me tell you this was one of my favorite movies of all time!! And it did not matter that this movie played for 24 whole hours on Christmas Day, we would still watch at least 5-6 hours of it, in between commercials and rolling over with laughter of course!!
The funny thing about this movie is that I was not aware of the lesson that was meant get out. Especially because back then, I only thought of it as a funny Christmas movie that was about a kid the wanted "a Red Ryder carbine action two-hundred shot range model air rifle". LOL classic comedy!! And of course, everyone around Ralphie told him, "You'll shoot your eye out!"
Now as a kid, this was just a funny adult rebuttal for a much wanted toy, but as an adult, you hear the statement differently.
Not only was little Ralphie unmoved by what anyone said, he was even more determined to get it because he knew he could handle it.
Then I realized, WOW, this is how we are as adults and also understand the lesson that comes with it.
We tell people that we think are in our corner about our dreams and aspirations, for them to turn and look us in the face and tell us "we'll shoot ourselves down" or "what we are trying to accomplish is too hard for us", or the best one I have heard.. "the market is too saturated with everybody already doing that, you won't make any money and you won't succeed."
Isn't that something? The people in our lives being the discouraging factor that hinders us from going after our dreams!!
Well I say let's be like Ralphie!! Let's forget what all of them have to say and continue to reach for the stars!! Let's get out there and get our BB guns and kill that doubt cloud!!
Love & Light,
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