Miracles, contrary to popular belief, do not just happen. A miracle is the achievement of the impossible, and it is only when we put aside out greed, anger, pride and prejudice so that our minds are open and ready to accept it, that a miracle can occur.
Interpretation
Miracles require openness and selflessness; they are achieved by overcoming negative emotions.
In this quote, Julie Andrews emphasizes that miracles are not mere occurrences but the results of our efforts to overcome internal obstacles such as greed, anger, pride, and prejudice. Only when we free ourselves from these negative emotions can we truly be open to the extraordinary possibilities that life has to offer.
In practice
In a motivational speech about overcoming personal challenges.
I've learned a lot of things about myself through singing. I used to have a certain dislike of the audience, not as individual people, but as a giant body who was judging me. Of course, it wasn`t really them judging me. It was me judging me. Once I got past that fear, it freed me up, not just when I was performing but in other parts of my life.
Singing has been a cherished gift, and my inability to sing has been a devastating blow.
My mother was terribly important to me, and I know how much I yearned for her in my youth, but I don't think I truly trusted her.
I come from a long line of below-stairs maids and gardeners. Good ol' peasant stock. My mother and her sister made a quantum leap out of that life. Then I made another quantum leap.
Every time I go out to perform, believe me. You never lose that fear of, 'I hope I do it right. I hope I don't fall flat on my face. I hope this will be good for them.'
Success is terrifying. Like happiness, it is often appreciated in retrospect. It's only later that you place it in perspective. Years from now, I'll look back and say, ‘God, wasn't it wonderful.’
Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.
Knowledge is not for knowing: knowledge is for cutting.
An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man.
the writing of some men is like a vast bridge that carries you over the many things that claw and tear. The Wine of Forever
Strategic planning is worthless - unless there is first a strategic vision.
Chang Tzu tells us of a persevering man who after three laborious years mastered the art of dragon-slaying. For the rest of his days, he had not a single opportunity to test his skills.
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