Big Picture Thinking

Many of us have looked at the night sky and been awestruck by the mystery of space…and the stars. Scientists tell us that with the naked eye, we can see up to 2,500  brilliant stars shining down on us from millions of miles away.

That is pretty inspiring.

But that’s ONLY a tip of the inspiration that truly exists when we look up.

After a recent visit to the Griffith Park Observatory in Los Angeles, I learned some amazing facts. Of course, we know that our sun is the ONLY star in our solar system (which is also composed of the moon, the earth, and seven other planets). But did you know that in our galaxy there are over 400,000,000,000 (400 billion!) stars just like our sun? AND according to recent super computer calculations, our galaxy is only ONE of over 500,000,000,000 (500 billion!) galaxies in the universe!

Let’s do the math: 1 (our sun/star) x 400,000,000,000 (the number of other stars similar to our sun in our “little” Milky Way Galaxy neighborhood) x 500,000,000,000 (the number of OTHER galaxies in the universe) = 200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000!

That is an estimate of the total number of stars in the universe!

200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000!

Now, that’s mind boggling! And to think that we are a part of that!

What does this all mean for you?

It clearly means that you are part of a universe that is endless in size and possibility. And that brings up an interesting question: If we live in a universe so B-I-G, why do we spend so much of our time thinking so small?

Whenever you feel strangled by either the minutiae or dissatisfaction of your own life, step outside and look up. Challenge yourself to think on a universe-sized scale in regard to your own goals and what you want to accomplish while you have this temporary gift of life.

We live in a “no limits” universe where possibility is greater than we could ever imagine.

So why not consider expanding our own possibility thinking to match the universe in which we live?

Immediate application: Tonight, take a walk outside…and look up. Using the amazing possibility of the unlimited universe that surrounds you as a model, add a bit of fresh possibility thinking to the following three B-I-G picture questions:

1. What unlimited, possibility-thinking idea can you consider that helps your business grow?
2. What organization can you join…or start…to create positive change in your world?
3. What mission can you dedicate your life to that has the potential to live on after you?

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