Living without limits is what Edwin was doing when he decided to see what he could do on his own about the invading party.
"At first Edwin couldn't hear anything, but after about two hundred yards he started to hear the rearguard of the Tissus party. The raiders were unusually loud, which indicated they must be extremely confident, even to the point of being overconfident. Was it because they had an extra-large number of men or was it because of something else which gave them an advantage?"
A perquisite for living without limits is courage. In this case Edwin's courage gave him an awareness as to what was unusual about the behavior of the raiders and then be able to evaluate different possible reasons for it.
"Edwin continued to gain ground and wondered how he could make a difference with such a large force. A thought came to him. He had his bow and a full quiver of arrows with him. With one arrow he could take out Alwyn and the whole Tissus base of confidence would be gone."
Limitless thinking opened Edwin to receive thoughts that now made possible a situation when only moments before it looked impossible.
It reminds me of David facing Goliath. An unarmed teenager except for a slingshot and some stones facing a heavily armed and armored foe.
Yet he defeated Goliath in a rather dramatic fashion. He actually ran toward the giant telling him he was going to cut his head off.
By the way, David didn't even have a sword. He counted on using Goliath's own sword for that. His limitless thinking resulted in David being catapulted into a whole new life.
Edwin found himself in such a situation:
"With great care and self-assurance Edwin drew back his bow and aimed at Alwyn's heart. Then with deadly accuracy the arrow went straight into Alwyn's heart."
Mission accomplished, but now he needed to get away.
Edwin's courage and noble way of being had attracted the attention of some very powerful people. Consequently as he is running for his life he is rescued in a most unexpected way.
Sometimes our lives will experience something almost akin to that because of our determination to refuse to accept limits on what is possible for our lives. We must choose to live a life of living without limits.
As indicated above Edwin was also prepared for the opportunity when it came. He had established great skill with his bow and could confidently release the arrow knowing it would hit its mark.
The other area of preparation was his development of courage and a noble way of being. It is interesting to note that even though in many ways Edwin had a rough violent way about him nevertheless he also had a side of wanting to do the right thing which led him to living without limits.
Sometimes we may be frustrated by a perceived lack of the qualities we think we need in order to achieve some amazing accomplishment. We don't have to be perfect in order to be living without limits.
However we need to know which qualities are especially important for us to focus on and develop. Edwin's desire for something better led him on the path of where to place his focus in his development.
It undoubtedly was messy and wouldn't have looked very smooth to an outside observer, but it was accomplishing the necessary changes in Edwin.
In order for us to be prepared there needs to be the motivation to do the preparation. This will require us to connect with our passion, genius and calling in life.
Living without limits is necessary in order to live a life we can look back upon and say we truly lived the life we were created for.
Start developing a mindset of "Yes, I can do that" whenever facing a new challenge. Progressively your automatic response of "I can" will replace the old automatic response of "I can't." If necessary seek wise counsel and support in your desire to accomplish a shift in your mindset.
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