Why speak doom into existence when anything is possible?
reminder: we are fearfully and wonderfully made
The first professional one-mile race was held in London on July 26, 1855. Charles Westhall won with a time of 4 minutes and 28 seconds. Over the next 90 years, the time was slowly but surely whittled down to 4:01.4 by Sweden’s Gunder Hagg on July 17, 1945.
Nine years later, on May 6, 1954, England’s Roger Bannister did the “impossible.” He ran a 3:59.4 mile.
The following month, the “impossible” was done again. John Landy of Australia ran a 3:58 mile on June 21, 1954.
Within a year, three runners broke the four-minute barrier in the same race.
The current mile world record holder is Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco with a time of 3:43.13.
As of this writing, over 30 male high school runners have accomplished the “impossible.”
So, what changed since July 17, 1945?
Some may point to training or nutrition, and perhaps they play a recent role. But remember, Bannister made history in 1954, and his record was smashed just 46 days later. So, yeah…it’s more than training and nutrition.
Could it be that once we choose to envision the possible instead of fixating on the impossible, our power is released?
If so, where and how can we effectively focus fearfully and wonderfully made authority today?
(FYI: The women’s record is 4:07.64, run in 4:07.64 by Faith Kipyegon of Kenya on July 21, 2023.)
A couple of recent photos…
The Church of Saint Rita in Long Island City, Queens, NYC. Unfortunately, it was locked when I visited, so this is the only photo I have for now. I’ll return soon because its stained glass windows are worth the trip.
“No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.” (Luke 8:16)
(I love lamp.)
P.S. Today would have been my beloved Mom’s 90th birthday…
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Great message. Energy flows where we focus.If we fixate on doom, we live in doom. But when we anchor in faith, in the God of the impossible, we open the door to all possibilities. 🦋🦋🦋
Thanks Mickey. Yes and yes. I appreciate this message. It's so easy to lose clarity during a time of undoing.
I read recently that the building blocks to manifestation are desire, intention and attention. For them to gain enough charge to translate in a material state, we must return our attention, again and again on those thinks that inspire, bring clarity and calm. (Which you do, seeing so much beauty in the world and sharing it.)
Doom scrolling and doom-talking disperse the energy needed to create the world we want - it pulls our attention in a counter productive direction.
Great reminder here. Anything is possible, let's shoot for amazing, exceptional, beautiful and connective. 💕 Best to you.