Believing is seeing

Most people operate under the principle of "seeing is believing." I did too for a long time. I always needed proof. I always needed to see it before I believed it.

But now I believe that the reverse is true. Believing is seeing. And the mere fact that I believe it makes it true. Get it?

You cannot see butterflies unless you believe that they exist.
You cannot see monsters unless you believe that they exist.
You cannot have an orgasm unless you believe that you can.
You cannot become president unless you believe that you can.

The critic will say "But just because I can't do something if I don't believe it doesn't automatically mean that I can do it if I do believe it." And that critic is welcome to continue to believe that. But I urge her to give the reverse a try. She has nothing to lose.

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