#1345 - Impossible
It always seems impossible until it's done. — Nelson Mandela
That dot there in the middle is me.
Me with my talents, skills, knowledge and also my limitations and fears.
The first circle around me delimits the space of the things I know are doable. I call it the "circle of the probable" because I can't be sure about anything, but I can calculate, maybe roughly, my chances.
Most of my daily actions belong to that space.
Then there is another wider circle. It's the "circle of the possible". It contains all those things that I feel are achievable, but I have no way of knowing how. These are the challenging things that stretch me but also give me chills.
Beyond that circle is the "open space of the impossible". Those are the things I can't even imagine or dream of achieving. They are way beyond my reach. Just impossible. The only thing I know about the "open space of the impossible" is that it is infinite.
I aspire to expand my "circle of the probable". At least a little every day. And by doing that, I hope I will also widen the "circle of possible".
To do so, I have to set my eyes on something impossible.
A vision so big that it scares me.
Then break it down into a few possible objectives I don't know how to achieve. But I can try to break those down into probable goals, practices and habits I can pursue. And then I focus on them.
However, sometimes I get so enthralled with that probable stuff that I lose the connection with my scary vision. And everything becomes mundane.
That's why I need to regularly take a step back from the daily routine so I can reconnect with my impossible vision.