Drop a cricket in a pint glass and it will easily jump out again.
However, if you place a beer mat over the top for a few minutes, then remove it, the cricket will no longer be able to clear the top of the glass.
Continuing with the nature theme for a moment, a goldfish in a bowl stays the same size its entire life.
In the wild, they can grow to two or three times their usual size.
The point here is that we often find ourselves limited by the constraints we put on ourselves and each other.
It’s all down to the language we use.
When we take a negative view of the world around us, we limit our potential and prevent ourselves from rising to the challenge.
Think of the partner who calls you at work and says “It’s only me.”
It’s so easy to be negative, but it does no-one any good.
Got to go, there’s a dead cricket floating in my drink.
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