All Hail to the Christ Within,

Today we will begin a series of posts on the subject, “Impeding Your Own Success”. This is a subject that must be addressed because too many of us impede ourselves from becoming all we can become. In this post we will deal with the idea in general then expand to more specific examples in the posts to come.

To become successful, we must start an inward journey. Yes, education, opportunity, and knowhow are important to successes but getting our inner life in order is critical. In fact until we properly arrange our inner life, our chances of sustained success are near zero. Notice I said “sustained success”. Anyone can get a once in a lifetime chance or opportunity. But if the inner life isn’t in order the golden opportunity will turn into useless dust.

We have to want more than superficial signs of success; we have to want sustained success. Having money and material objects is not success. Having multiple educational degrees and honors is not success. Having golden opportunity after golden opportunity before you is not success. These can be signs of success but they are not success in themselves. In each instance we can find an example of a person who had these and became pure failures in the end. So until we get past the superficial definition of success so many go by we will never have sustained success.

So I will leave you with these thoughts to ponder and comment on. I believe this is a good subject to examine as we end our calendar year and people prepare to make useless New Year’s resolutions. God bless you! Peace and love!

I have the honor to be your obedient servant,
Rev. George H. Latimer-Knight
Written November 21, 2009 at age 28

All Hail to the Christ Within,

Praise God for another day! We have another opportunity to let our light shine. Today we will address why we fear success, which is part two of our “Impeding Your Own Success” series.

Sustained success is something feared by many! On the surface this sounds quite foolish. If no one wants to be a failure then why in the world would anyone fear sustained success? The fear, most often, is subconscious and unawares to us. The fear stems from what is expected of us once we move from success to sustained success. Marianne Williamson wrote, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.”

We don’t fear our inadequacy, we fear that we can in fact do all that we desire. Humans are creatures of habit. So if we are used to feeling inadequate or feeling sorry for ourselves, then we will probably continue doing so. We even continue this sad pattern in the light of hope for our situation, even when we see the light getting brighter within us. Yes, we fear the success brewing on the inside which is sustained success.

Now that we know we can subconsciously fear success, we know we must dig a little deeper into ourselves. We have to now find the source of success. And in finding the source of success, we will never be failures again. May God bless you all! Peace and love!

I have the honor to be your obedient servant,
Rev. George H. Latimer-Knight
Written November 27, 2009 at age 28

All Hail to the Christ Within,

It’s another day’s journey and I’m glad! Here in part three of the “Impeding Your Own Success” series, I want us to find the source of success. If we can find the source then we can tap into it whenever we get ready.

From our previous posts we discovered that success has to be built over time. Sustained success needs a solid foundation and a consistent energy source. That energy source, which is the source of success, is our own thinking. Yes the way we think determines whether reach the great heights of success we all desire to. There are four areas where our thinking must particularly be attuned in order to achieve sustained success; they are our willingness, our determination, our drive, and our vision.

Over the next four posts in this series we will address these four areas. I want you to look up these four words on your own first. I want you to think about what they mean to you. It is important that we develop success within. It is important that you not just read these posts but participate in the progress. Let these ideas refocus your attention.

Remember success starts and ends with you! You cannot be successful unless you have a vision where you want to be. You cannot be successful unless you have the drive to get started on the right path. You cannot be successful unless you have the determination to see your vision become reality. You cannot be successful unless you have a willingness to wade through the tough times to become the person you want to become. God bless! Peace and love!

I have the honor to be your obedient servant,
Rev. George H. Latimer-Knight
Written November 30, 2009 at age 28