SOMETHING MORE THAN HUMAN

It is, of course, observably true that the human body has well defined limits in terms of power, capability, endurance and strength. Throw one these bodies against a wall at any decent velocity, and it will promptly become very second hand.

Yet there is considerable evidence in support of the idea that one can develop some very non-human skills when one focuses on ability instead of inability.

One of my favorite Biblical stories has to do with a time when Christ was performing miracles for the enlightenment of his apostles. Upon completing a few demonstrations that were definitely heralded as More Than Human, he turned to his students and said, "These things ye shall do, and greater things."

Well, I feel it's about time for us to get on with it, and this series is dedicated to that intent.

Now one of the first things to realize and encompass as we undertake this objective is the idea that what we are doing will tend to seem different than things we have done before. If we set out to do something that has not been done before, we are likely to find that the things that work are rather strange at first. Obviously the "Normal" approaches didn't work, so what does work is not likely to be "Normal" until everyone has successfully done it for some time. Thus, one of the first attitudes needed for the explorer is the attitude that it is OK for something to seem strange and weird at first.

Over the years I have come to get the feeling that some people have regarded me as quite weird. Some of the more overt ones have even said so. So one day I looked up the word in the dictionary and found that it meant, "Unusual. Standing out as different from the ordinary". Well, after reading that I got to thinking about the people in the world who were considered to be weird. The list included Walt Disney, Einstein, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla and a who list of very notable people. So I decided to ignore those who did not achieve fame in favor of the idea that I was in very good company. I Invite you to do the same.

In the Limitation Mastery Series, we invite the people of Earth to consider our ability to limit ourselves as a skill rather than an inability. This is one of the first things that might be considered to be different if not downright weird. However, in practice this contributes greatly to the objective of achieving more because it removes one of the most destructive practices from one's makeup and replaces it with a constructive one. The destructive practice is the habit of invalidating one's self, or putting oneself down. Our ability to put ourselves down has been practiced for some time, and like anything one practices, we have gotten very good at it. We can now knock ourselves out of the driver's seat with a mere thought.

The practice of validating what a good job we did of limiting ourselves goes a long way toward strengthening our position. Admiring what a great job we did of messing something up is something that is definitely More Than Human.

In this series we will invite you to do a series of exercises that utilize your creative imagination skills.

Many have reported that they had some very enjoyable experiences doing these exercises, and some claim to be a lot less limited and a lot less human. We make no claims regarding these. We invite you to do or not do them as you choose.

This series is designed for the explorer and the fun adventurer who seeks to see just how much limitation he or she can dispense with, and how much ability he or she can develop.

 
John Michael Rafanello
WonderTech's Chief Visioneer