For Sunday, June 24: And all before breakfast...

Sometimes, I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. The White Queen from Through The Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

I haven't read this book (GASP! I know right?!?) so I don't know the actual context in which this particular quote is actually spoken so I'm going to take it as I see it! :) My blog, my choice. Ha.

Sometimes what we need to do is begin to believe what seems impossible. Once belief gets behind what is called "impossible" then suddenly it begins to look...possible! Imagine that. :)

I know for myself a lot of times what I consider to be impossible really isn't, I'm just afraid. I like to use my trips to Africa as an example. I thought it was impossible to actually lead a team through Kenya. The reality is it wasn't impossible I was just scared. And my fear bled into how I led the team from time to time but when all was said and done I emerged knowing that it wasn't impossible and open to the possibility of doing it again having learned some lessons and experienced some things. Belief was built in me and "suddenly" it was possible.

What would happen if we began to believe that the impossible was actually possible?

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