Happiness is Doing the Impossible

Sometimes you feel that certain life tasks lie outThen I woke up to my own teaching-that nothing
of your reach. Maybe you allow yourself to holdis impossible. After all, the medical team told me I
on to that belief for a while. However, when youcould not recover from the injury. I proved them
decide nothing is impossible you can put yourselfwrong. So why did I allow myself to believe the
on the fast track to happiness.dyslexia I had acquired would be permanent?
I know that fact because I spent the thirteenWell, when I decided I would be able to proofread
years following a brain injury believing I could nomy own writing and took it upon myself to
longer-and likely never would be able to again-typesucceed, guess what happened? I devised a
anything without typos. Actually, at times Isystem of steps that led me to success. Once
experienced so many typos that even I did notagain I can take care of my own writing needs.
know what I had intended to say in my writing.The proofreading process takes me longer than it
For someone who used to write both technicalonce did. And I find that each week I get faster
papers in psychology and fiction, being unable toand faster-and better and better. You see, I
proofread my own work created a tremendousrecognized that no matter how many professional
amount of frustration and emotional pain-until I letproofreaders I hired, not one of them was 100%
it go.accurate 100% of the time. So I cut myself
At one point I decided I would never be able tosome slack, took my time and feel very satisfied
proofread my own work again. I spent yearsknowing I can do anything I set my mind to-which
finding a good proofreader. I tried different speakwas how I lived my life in the past.
and type software, recording my work andHappiness is doing tasks you thought were
having it transcribed-everything I could think of tobeyond your ability, things you told yourself were
get my words out there.not possible for you.