The Little Engine that…………

Should go over the mountain

Might go over the mountain

Must go over the mountain

but…………………………….

Words and phrases like should, “have to” ,   “need to” and  “I must”  have guilt and resentment written all over them.

When we sit on  the fence of commitment we might say “I think”, “I’ll try”, “maybe that will happen” or  “I will think about it”.

“I think I can, I think I can, I think I can………..

It is good that the Little Engine thought about it but what if he had believed he could do it?  What if he had said, “I know that I can make it over the mountain”?

What if that famous children’s book by Watty Piper had used the title,

The Little Engine that chose to…….. or The Little Engine that knew he could

Somehow, that feels different.  There is a more positive intention and energy behind that statement.  How does our use of language engage energy in a positive or negative way?  Even if you choose not to do something the statement still conveys positive energy because you have made a definitive decision about something.  Sitting on the fence is the most dangerous place because it does not invoke a clear, directed, energy force.

Maybe 2012 will be the year you might  accomplish one of the  lifetime goals you should have accomplished years ago.

No, wait………

2012 will be the year you choose to accomplish one of your lifetime goals!  I know you can!