![]() ![]() I now know that we don’t become ourselves by ourselves. ![]() Many of us labour under the false belief that we must prove our strength and capabilities and need to do this ourselves, alone, as proof of our independence and strength. It’s just that I belatedly, mindfully and with more grace, have started to ask for help. It's not because I've never had help - none of us, without an exception, achieve anything of worth alone. I admit this is the newest step in my tried and tested formula. Most of the time we need to work, work, work. There’ve been times when I’ve felt like the energy driving the work wasn’t even all mine, like I’d tapped into a universal energy around me - but that’s a special and, for most of us, rare experience. You can, however, be in the flow, in the zone and on your destiny path fulfilling your soul’s purpose so it feels effortless. You cannot produce work without effort, it’s physics. I hear so many people say something along the lines of, ‘if it’s right, it should be effortless’ but this is BS. Once the seed is in the ground it needs water, nutrition and sunshine to grow - and so do you. Next up, add the energy - you can do it, put your back into it! Yup. ![]() Whatever your method, the outcome will be the same you will have sown the seed in fertile ground. Perhaps you can visualise it, repeat it to yourself 10 times, write it on a piece of paper and put it in a dream box, or pray for it. Say to yourself, ‘I will.’ and cement it, really mean it. Then, you must crystalise your intention. You are in control of these forces and not enslaved by them. What it does mean, is that your trust in yourself and the universe has to exceed your fear. It doesn't mean it’ll be easy either - you have to be determined. It doesn’t mean you won’t have fear or doubts indeed, that’s why you need courage. This belief isn’t about having all the know-how, skills, funds, strategy or whatever you think you need. If you don’t believe in your ability, capacity or the possibilities open to you, if you don’t believe the universe is on your side, then you’ve already set yourself up to fail. Dreaming isn’t just the little film you play out in your mind - that visualization is only a part of the equation, one ingredient.Īnd so! Here’s my home-made recipe for making your dreams come true.Īnd as much trust and faith as you can get your hands onįirst, mix absolute trust and hope together - believe that it can and will happen.This is the fertile ground your dream-seed needs in order to germinate. What I can say, with absolute certainty, is that most have. Not all have come true, a few thankfully so. I don’t have enough paper to tell you all the dreams, big and small, that I’ve had over my four decades. And thus began my journey into wilder and more challenging medicine. I ended up treating two trekkers for life threatening high altitude emergencies but gratefully returned everyone safely after a stunning trek. Charity, travelling, exercise and medicine all rolled into one literally seemed like my dream job.Įight years later, as a trainee anaesthetist I joined 28 trekkers as their charity doctor as we embarked on a Himalayan adventure in Ladakh, India. Cue Light Bulb dreamer moment realising, ‘that is SO cool, when I grow up and become a doctor, I want to do that’. On the trip, I met the doctor accompanying the 30 riders she was in charge of our healthcare on the two week trip. I remember pausing, thinking - feeling a sliver of the responsibility I was asking to take on - what a good question! I replied that the most important thing was doing my best and that the rest was out of my hands.Īs a medical student, I joined a charity bike ride we were to cycle 485km from the Great Wall of China to Tiananmen Square to raise money for Mencap. At the only interview I was granted, the examiners at the Royal Free Hospital medical school asked me what I would do if a patient died in spite of my efforts. Well, I wasn’t going to give up on my dream and applied anyway. The only two exams I didn’t fail that first term were maths and chemistry because they needed symbols not language.Ī few years later, my teachers didn’t believe my grades were good enough to get into medical school and I should consider studying chemistry or biology instead. It was a painful time of identity crisis, being bullied and failing exams something I wasn’t used to as a good student. When we moved to the UK from Syria when I was 12, I barely spoke English. When I was a child, I’d dreamed of being a doctor. One of my favourite things whether sitting or walking is creating a full blown fantasy - running wild with a story unfolding in my head with colours, sounds and smells. ![]()
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