The Victor

The Victor

Photo By: daveynin

Life's an interesting journey.  With the peaks, you're going to have to get through some valleys.  Not much anybody can do to change that basic fact.  But you always - always - have the choice about how you will view, interpret, and deal with the highs and lows certain to come your way.  You can - and should, and deserve to, and will - live a life of victory, if you choose to.

And the essence comes down to a single, simple idea.  Simple to say, but a challenge to live out.  Choose love over fear.  Know who you are, and if you don't like that picture, change it.  Accept in your heart that you are beautiful, wonderful, and entitled to a life brimming over with happy, healthy relationships.  Once you know this in your heart, your mind will follow.

I discovered this poem in a book my Dad had on his bookshelf, "Think and Grow Rich," by Napoleon Hill, published around the time of the Great Depression.  We use it to close out our live interactive workshops at the Center for Victory. 

THE VICTOR

If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you like to win but think you can't, it's almost a cinch you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you're lost.
For out of the world we find
SUCCESS BEGINS WITH A FELLOW'S WILL. 

It's all in the state of mind.
If you think you are outclassed, you are.
YOU'VE GOT TO THINK HIGH TO RISE.

You've got to be sure of yourself before you can ever win the prize.
Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man.
But sooner or later, the man who wins
IS THE MAN WHO THINKS HE CAN.

We're all called to live in a spirit of joy, happiness, and love.  We're all called to be divine.  To live the life of victory.  It happens when we choose to live based on love, not fear.

~Eric