‘I’ Can Do Anything: Bringing the Beautiful World of Dreams into Reality

By Steven Hawk

This is the story of Su, a remarkable, bright girl, whose consistency and unique positive take on everyday life entirely change those around her when she begins year 5 at a new school. Unfolding as the school year moves forward, the tale explores how Su, driving her life through simple yet powerful principles, becomes an inspiration for us all. The interactive composition leads to a realization that there are no limits to achieving happiness and fulfilling ones dreams. Maintaining optimism and can-do attitude reveals thoughts to be the instrumental force of our lives, carrying amazing power of fulfillment. Although very much down-to-earth, the book carries an inspirational message about the importance of all the invisible but real areas of life. It provides insight on how to make remote dreams become reachable goals.

The book received exceptionally warm feedback. Many expressed that the book has helped them become better people or has inspired them to make major life changes, and has been described as a source of faith and energy in difficult times.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: May 4, 2018
• ISBN: 9781982202965

Steven Hawk

Dariusz Chwiejczak, married, 3 children, lives in Warsaw, Poland. He combines unique knowledge in personal and spiritual development with 25 years of experience as a senior IT business leader, Managing Director Apple IMC, General Manager Cisco Poland. Coaching, talent development and research on the essence of life remain his passion. The book was written for the authors teenage children, as a guide through happy and successful life, however vast majority of the readers has proven to be adults. He is running meditation workshops inspired by Dr. D. Hawkins discoveries on human Consciousness evolution, and helping to discover our divine identity.

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Copyright © 2018 Steven Hawk.

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ISBN: 978-1-9822-0295-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-9822-0296-5 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018905006

Balboa Press rev. date: 05/03/2018

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Contents

Preface

September, First Day of School

October, History Lesson

November, Problems with French

December, English Lesson

January, What to Do At Break Time

February, Performance

March, Expedition to The Land of Dreams

April, Class Trip

May, School Guests

June, The Holidays Approach

Afterword

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Preface

Ask yourself two questions. Firstly, ‘Do I feel like a wizard?’ Secondly, ‘Would I like to become a wizard?’ Write both your answers on a small piece of paper and tuck it in to the back of the book. I insist – please. Take a pen and do it now, this is very important. I promise we’ll come back to it later.

Now then, what are dreams? You close your eyes and suddenly, anything seems possible, but of course this is only in your imagination. However, it’s important to understand that it is in thought that matter has its beginnings. Look at the book you’re reading now. When I wrote those words, they existed only as thought. Today, they’re as real as the clothes you’re wearing. Isn’t that proof enough that the transference of thought into the real world is possible? Wasn’t this book ‘conjured up’? (we’ll look at proper conjuring definitions later). Let’s do an experiment: stick out your tongue… go on, stick it out now. If you did, you can begin to see how thoughts may be turned into a ‘visual reality.’ If you didn’t yet, relax, there’s still time. It’s all about finding the border between the physical and the immaterial. Following that, one may learn how to cross from one world to another. You’ll be astounded by the splendid results obtainable by the conscious transferal of thought to reality. This is why our thoughts are more important to us than the things and objects surrounding us.

Something else to remember is that people’s fates intertwine like plaits. What happens to one person often affects many others as well.. If you’ve even once experienced something unusual or hard to explain, then it’s a sure sign that dormant amazing power resides within you. You just need the courage to awaken it and start using it. To do that, you first need to admit to yourself, ‘Yes, I’d like to become a wizard.’ This is just the very first step to harnessing your own amazing powers that can be used to shape you life according to your wishes. The invitation to this wonderland is lying right in front of you, but you can enter its gates only by yourselves.

This book then should be used as a guide to doing so, although to some it will appear to be just an ordinary tale. Everyone will read it in their own way – the way that is given to them.

This book is dedicated to my beloved Sue, Matt, Anthony and all young people all over the world.

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September, First Day of School

How to Become a ‘Smart Wizard’

Sue waved an uncertain farewell to her father. She was trying not to show how nervous she really was, so as not to worry him. But now, standing in front of her new school for the first time, her legs felt like jelly.

She cast a furtive glance at her father to see if he’d left already. Of course, he was still cheerfully waiting for her to take the first step. She looked up, as if casually admiring the school’s roof, then closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She whispered her favorite spell, ‘Friends Circle’, and started up the stone steps to the front gate, looking around anxiously for any sign of her new class, 5B.

‘Hello’ said a voice behind her. She turned to face a short, slightly chubby girl with short black hair. ‘You’re probably the new girl Miss Kate mentioned. My name’s Hasi, what’s yours?’

‘Sue’ she replied, feeling as though someone had taken a huge bag of watermelons off her back. Have I just conjured up a new friend? She wondered.

‘Come on, I’ll show you where your – our – form room is.’ Hasi smiled and started off towards the main building.

What a relief, thought Sue. That was so nice of her.

‘Thanks for that, I would have been lost without you!’ she said, giving what she hoped was a magical sort of smile.

Hasi grinned back. ‘No problem, I only started here a year ago and honestly speaking, I felt like an intruder few months.’ Her smile was bright. ‘I decided back then that if I could rescue someone from a similar situation, I would.’

Sue couldn’t help but laugh at that.

As the two of them stood there grinning, two boys carrying a large box brushed by them in their hurry to get inside. Hasi turned to watch them go.

‘That’s Alec and Matt, they’re mad. They’re also in our class. I wonder what they’ve got in that box…’

A moment later the girls entered the classroom together.

‘What’s in the box?’ asked Sue brightly, but in the confusion nobody noticed her, which she actually didn’t mind. It didn’t matter anyway, because there was already a small crowd forming, all jostling for a look in the box.

‘Blimey, it’s a hedgehog!’ shouted one boy.

A tall blonde girl, Claudia, cooed soppily over their heads. ‘How sweet!’ she said tenderly.

‘Where’d you get it from?’ someone else asked.

‘We found it on the way to school’ said Alec. He was shorter than Matt, who was quite tall, and had straight dark hair combed neatly across his head, whereas Matt’s thick blond hair seemed to have a life of its own.

A small, freckled boy who had ‘Peter Thomas’ embroidered on a label sticking out of the neck of his jumper, took out an apple and bit a piece off. ‘It might be hungry,’ he said, and put it in front of the little creature, who was starting to look more at ease. It snuffled at the apple, then ambled off towards a cabinet, ignoring the snack.

Suddenly, as if from nowhere, a young woman with a round, friendly face appeared, and said in a loud voice: ‘Good morning, my dears’. Everyone jumped and replied ‘Good morning Miss Kate,’ in a doleful unison. It was all the time the hedgehog needed to make his getaway under the cabinet.

Hmm, My dears, that’s nice, thought Sue. Smart wizards learn to recognize the importance of little words and phrases like that. Miss Kate must really like these kids, so I’m probably with a good bunch here.

‘Sit down, please,’ Miss Kate said, settling into her own chair. ‘Now, I’ll bet you all came to school today quite happily, if not just to meet your friends again.’ She laughed lightly.

As she surveyed the room, Miss Kate noticed the shifty looks on Alec and Matt’s faces. She wondered what sort of mischief the pair were getting into already.

Everyone was busy settling in, so Sue decided to try and make an impression on her new teacher. She caught her eye and directed it to the box under Matt’s desk. Miss Kate didn’t look any less confused, but of course now she wanted to know what the box was for. Then she saw the piece of apple, and she really did look confused. She looked back at Sue, who had found a desk in the last row.

When everyone had at last settled down, she said ‘My dears, we have a new classmate. I’m counting on your friendliness and help in making her feel welcome.’ She gestured at Sue and said, ‘Why don’t you tell us a bit about yourself?’

She could have spared me this, thought Sue. First day at a new school and straight away, a presentation in front of the entire class. She felt the burden of their gaze, as though she was making her stage debut at the Albert Hall. Fortunately though, she had spent the night before thinking about what she would say in this sort of situation.

‘Hello, my name’s Sue Anderson,’ she said, standing up. ‘I live near here at the end of Oak Street,’ a signal to any possible neighbors, she thought. ‘My favorite books are the Harry Potter stories,’ a signal to any other ‘smart wizards’, ‘and I like dancing, and animals, and –’ she hesitated, ‘I particularly like hedgehogs.’

Everyone’s eyes grew very wide at this surprise comment, and they sat riveted as they wondered what she would say next. You could have heard a pin drop.

Okay, why did I say that? Sue wondered. But some sort of weird instinct led her on. ‘Especially the one under the cabinet, he’s very sweet.’

There was a moment of confused silence and then everyone burst out laughing. Sue sat down again, relieved, and Miss Kate gave her a friendly smile.

During the morning break, Hasi introduced Sue to nearly all the girls and, of course, Alec and Matt.

‘The fact that Alec and Matt brought a hedgehog in, and it went off and hid under the cabinet,’ Sue explained to the girls, ‘is a sign.’

‘A sign of what?’ Veronica was surprised.

‘Whenever you see something unusual, it’s a sign. How often do people bring hedgehogs into class?’ Sue asked her.

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‘Signs’ are actually quite personal. Unfortunately, most people don’t notice them at all, even though they appear nearly every day. Every surprising phenomenon, unusual to a given moment or place, is a sign. The real question is how to read them? Most people think that the first explanation that comes to mind is the right one. In truth though, sometimes you need to wait a while before the real meaning appears.

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‘So how do you interpret this hedgehog sign then?’ Veronica asked.

‘Well, hedgehogs brings luck,’ Sue explained. ‘One of the first things I saw here this morning was two boys carrying a hedgehog. So I reckon I’ll be happy at this school, and that Matt and Alec will be my friends.’

Matt and Alec suddenly appeared next to her, as if on command. The girls raised their eyebrows and gave her some very pointed looks. Sue blushed.

‘Hi New Girl, I’m Matt. Loved your hedgehog speech this morning. Do you really like them that much?’

‘Hello’ said Sue. ‘Yeah, I do, very much. You probably don’t believe it, but they really do bring good luck. It’s only in stupid pictures and