so close you can feel it. so real you can taste it.

ever expect something? i mean really, really, really, really expect something?

in the medical world there's something called the placebo effect...

placebo effect (n):

1) the phenomenon that a patient's symptoms can be alleviated...apparently because the individual expects or believes that it will work;

2) a beneficial effect in a patient following a particular treatment that arises from the patient's expectations concerning the treatment

mmm hmm. expectation. and a belief in something so strongly that it effects change.

there's a saying--"speak it into existence." self help gurus advocate it. the medical system supports it. dozens of biblical principles are grounded in this idea. and the point is simple. it's about expectation. it's about believing for something so strongly that you willingly suspend your disbelief that it won't ever happen, to the point where you live your life filled with expectation for the when of it...not the if of it.

expecting is about being anticipatory and ancillary...it's about expecting great things and doing all you can to help make great things happen. the placebo effect doesn't exist without the belief that it will happen. it doesn't exist without your effort to stay the course and facilitate--not frustrate--the process.

sometimes on the radio--when i'm not tuned into my fave station, cbc radio--i hear a song by eminem. i don't really pay attention to the lyrics past the first few lines, since i'm usually headed back to a cbc frequency anyway, but the first few lines actually hold some valuable truth that bear repeating: "look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted--one moment--would you capture it, or just let it slip?"

and that's all i'm saying today...my first post in months...

speak it, believe it, will it, expect it into existence.

it's right there...it's so close you can almost feel it; so real you can almost taste it.

you can.