What would you do...

"What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?" Robert Schuller

There are times that I am just struck by a quotation or saying. The above quote certainly struck me at the time as thought provoking.

Too often as adults, parents and children, we may hold back and not try something from the fear of failure.

The other day I was at a lunch and the speaker, Michael Losier, was speaking about the Law of Attraction. He talks about 1) having desires, 2)giving them attention, energy and focus and finally 3) allowing it. The allowing things to happen is the most crucial of the three steps. Losier defined allowing as the absence of doubt.

What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail? is essentially disregarding or discarding the doubt. That niggling reaction when you are about to start a project or try something new is doubt creeping in. Failure to accomplish follows that niggling feeling — that doubt.

Taking some positive steps as a parent, making some of the desires become a reality is really about feeling in control of your actions and putting the energy forth with no doubt that you can accomplish the task or succeed in achieving the original wish.

When we are dealing with our children's dreams we must be positive in our response and find ways to help them. Throwing "doubt" into the mix may erode self-esteem or parent/child trust.