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Wednesday
18Nov2009
Would YOU Walk Across Fire?
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 4:15PM 
I spent this last week in beautiful Cancun, Mexico.
I was attending a powerful conference called, "Breakthrough."
With a name like Breakthrough, I'm already wondering what new light will be shed on my life. I'm already having conversations with myself about what known limiting beliefs I can leave behind.
Now, I had heard that we would be doing a firewalk and I'd even signed a release saying that I would be firewalking with the group.
Have you ever done a firewalk?
Honestly, I had seen pictures of people firewalking, but I hadn't really thought that much about it. I always thought, "Who would even want to do that?"
Well, it seems...Me.
When I first saw the large bonfire, I was amazed that large fire was going to be "the one."
Actually, the trained firewalking crew waits until the fire reaches a certain point. I guess the ideal temperature is 1200 degrees Farenheit. 1200 degrees? That's HOT.
So like any normal person, my mind kicks into overdrive. Is it going to hurt? What if I fall? I guess stop-drop-and roll is out. My mind is being protective, right? I mean, come one...Who in their "right mind" wants to walk on fire?
What I know, is our mind keeps us stuck. Our mind wants to keep us in our comfort zone. What we intuitively know is that for us to have different results we must move out of our comfort zone.
Hence...the firewalk.
What's the whole purpose of walking on the fire?
It's to break down all these illusions and perceptions that we have about what we perceive as difficult. We create all these stories about our life...all the reasons we can't achieve what we want. There's not enough time, money, support etc..
The thing about a fire walk is you realize that anything less than a 100% committment to the walk is painful, actual pain. I mean, Ouch! My toe is stinging! Makes sense right? You certainly don't want to stop half way through!
When I stepped up to the fire because it was my turn, I went...with focus and expectation of ease. I walked across the fire not because I can, but because I must. This "must" represents all the times I've allowed my story to stop me in my tracks.
What was my story? For me, my biggest reason for coming home was my little girl that took me so long to have, and this big "why" became my biggest reason as to "why not." Why not, to go somewhere or not to participate. I realized when I walked across that fire that I alone had placed that restriction on myself...no one else, only me.
How often have you allowed your limiting beliefs to stop you from taking the trip you wanted, starting your own business, running a marathon or calling a old friend to reconnect?
How many times when it was your turn to walk across the fire, you stopped and turned back? You see, the fire is just symbolic to most of us. (For me I was blessed to experience the real thing this last week.) For most, when the pain of life gets intense, when things look bad, when the bank account has dried up that becomes the story. This is when most turn and run.
And when you step up to your fire, you realize the fire is the test. The test of how bad do you want the life that you say that you want. Yes, it can be a little painful to take a different path from our comfortable life...but here's the thing, my friends, the "pain" is birthing the new you. There is no baby without a labor, no butterfly without the crysallis, no new body without closing the fridge door.
You deserve greatness. Listen to Bon Jovi reminding us of our greatness. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY_RY6CBfCI
You weren't born to follow, you're born to lead. Stare down your fire and go through it, step by step. I'll look forward to hearing your results!
Walking Through Fire Together,
Tammi Putnam
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