Can't is a four letter word

I was reading an article in REAL SIMPLE magizine the other day. The article had ~8 women who were over the age of 100, asking them some tid-bits of wisdom. My eye caught one particular tid-bit: Can't is a four letter word.

How true and simple a statement. Can't is a four letter word.

How much of my life have I wasted on "can't". I can't do that; I'm not smart enough. I can't do that; I'm a girl. I can't do that; I'm not talented enough. I can't do that; I'm too weak, tired, stupid, ugly, short, tall, fat, skinny, silly, serious, etc. etc. How many terrible things have I told myself over the years that were not only false, but also the only thing keeping me from suceeding.

Negative words. Negative thoughts. They can have such an impact on a person that they can mean the difference between joy and suffering.

Something I wish I had been taught sooner, but I am SO thankful that I now understand is this: I have the power to control my thoughts.

I'm going to type it again: I have the power to control my thoughts. If I have the power to control my thoughts, and it was my thoughts that cause me joy or suffering, then I (not someone else) have the power to control my joy. All I have to do is remove the word "can't" from my thoughts.
The day I realized this, I sat down and prayed a lot to God. After I was done praying, I wrote the following on the back of a post card.

Lord, I want to do Your will.
Lord, I CAN do Your will.
Lord, I WILL do Your will.

I put it on my desk so I see it every morning. This is what I want to do. This is what I can do. This is what I will do. And I will not allow a little thing like "can't" stop me ever again.

Amen.