The Wright brothers didn't contemplate the staying on the ground of things. Alexander Graham Bell didn't contemplate the noncommunication of things. Thomas Edison didn't contemplate the darkness of things. In order to float an idea into your reality, you must be willing to do a somersault into the unconceivable and land on your feet, contemplating what you want instead of what you don't have.
Interpretation
To achieve great things, focus on possibilities rather than limitations.
Wayne Dyer emphasizes that innovation and progress require a shift in perspective. Rather than contemplating what holds us back or what is absent, we should embrace the potential of our ideas and take bold actions, akin to a somersault, that lead us towards our desired outcomes. The examples of the Wright brothers, Alexander Graham Bell, and Thomas Edison illustrate the necessity of thinking beyond the conventional boundaries and striving for what can be accomplished.
In practice
In a motivational speech about overcoming obstacles, this quote can be used to inspire creativity and resilience.
What is hope but a feeling of optimism, a thought that says things will improve, it won't always be bleak, there's a way to rise above the present circumstances. Hope is an internal awareness that you do not have to suffer forever, and that somehow, somewhere there is a remedy for despair that you will come upon if you can only maintain this expectancy in your heart.
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.
Live forgiveness every day rather than just talking about it on Sunday.
Say to Yourself when Someone Else is Criticizing U, 'What U Think of Me is None of My Business'
Conflict is a violation of harmony. If you participate in it, you're part of the problem, not the solution.
My own eight children all march to the beat of their inner music, and in some cases, it is definitely far away from what I hear. I've had to honor their instincts and their choices, and merely guided them out of harm's way until they could be their own guides.
For readers of color, and especially black readers, black girls, I just want them to feel seen. And not just seen - I want them to feel epic and know that they are epic.
I think my story says that, when women are given the chance and the opportunity, that we can achieve a lot. We deliver.
I claim to be no more than the average person with less than average ability. I have not the shadow of a doubt that any man or woman can achieve what I have, if he or she would make the same effort and cultivate the same hope and faith.
I'm always looking for something new: a new inspiration, a new philosophy, a new way to look at something, new talent.
Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched.
I was the first South Asian female to do comedy videos on YouTube. But at the same time, all races face their barriers, and I've learned through YouTube, if it's not race, it will be sexism, if it's not sexism, it will be homophobia. It will always be something, and all voices should be heard.
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