Circumstances and Excuses

Don't allow circumstances to limit the impact of your life!
Circumstances are a part of life. They are the conditions that affect how someone reacts to a particular situation. That's, in part, what the Encarta Dictonary defines them as. Let's call them what they truly are... excuses!
We so often complain about where we are in life. We want more. More time with the family, more money, a bigger house, a nicer car, ___________ (insert your "more" here!). However, there's always a but, a circumstance, an excuse. I'm not smart enough, I'm not pretty enough, I come from a poor background, I don't live in the right neighborhood, I don't know any better, I can't... you're right!
I've learned something lately that I believe is very true. If you think you can't, you're right! If you think you can, you're right!
You, and only you, have the ability and power to change your circumstances. It all comes down to whether you want to make that change. Most people don't. They find comfort in complaining. And, why not? People give complainers the attention they desire. Now don't get me wrong, not everyone is looking for the attention. Many are scared to death of failure.
Most view failure as an ugly word, but those who succeed at reaching their dreams understand the power of failure. Did you know that Walt Disney failed at securing a loan for Disney World more than 300 times? Or, that Donald Trump was unable to repay $9.2 billion in debt as he struggled in business during the early 1990s?
I recently read, "that a low point came when he (Trump) passed a beggar on the street and realized the beggar was worth $9.2 billion more than he was." Talk about circumstances! But, Donald Trump, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, Abraham Lincoln and so many more understood that learning and wisdom come from failure. They didn't just say, "I'm not smart enough, I'm not pretty enough, I can't."
Here's the bottom line. Our Creator would not allow us to dream as big as we do if we didn't have the ability to achieve those dreams! I don't think that point can be argued, do you?
It's okay to accept where you're at, but if you want to change, if you want better, YOU have to move and make the effort. Learn from your failures and keep moving forward. No one ever achieved their dreams by quitting.