For those of you who do better with the written word, here are the two quotes from the audio:

One who breaks an unjust law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law. Just remember that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.

- Martin Luther King

King was talking about breaking unjust civil laws. In today’s message I’m talking about “laws” that we are taught or have created in our own lives that keep us from freedom and achieving our dreams. We’ve developed mindsets based on rules, beliefs, expectations, shoulds, obligations culture, conventional wisdom, etc. that we have decided are “law” and therefore means we cannot operate in any other way – that’s how we get stuck going around the same mountain. A “law” is in the way; it’s like a barricade on our path that is often the cause for detours. Celebrate those and follow their energy to create new mindsets that are aligned with who you are and where you are going so you bypass the obstacle and move to the next level.

Like King said, you need to be willing to “accept the penalty of imprisonment” when you do this and risk being called crazy, risk not pleasing people, risk making a mistake, etc. Like Rosa Parks, if you have the courage to stick with it, you’ll not only experience your own victory, you’ll make it possible for others too.

My version of the MLK quote:

One who shifts a longstanding mindset because Spirit, your gut, or your heart tells you that it is unproductive, limiting and untrue even though it was originally given to you or created by you as law and who is willing to accept the consequences of breaking the stronghold of law to create a new mindset in order to fulfill your dream, your purpose and your impact in the world is hitting the mark and is making it possible for others to do the same.

- Ginny Victory

Next time, I’ll give you tips for how to make the shift…for today answer this question: what laws, beliefs, mindsets, shoulds, obligations or expectations are holding you back?