Saturday, May 14, 2022
If you use phrases like, “I can’t imagine doing this or that,” or “I can’t imagine taking a chance like that,” then you are intentionally setting the limits of your vision, keeping the image out of your mind. Now let’s examine the opposite.
When you say you have to worry about something, in reality, you are allowing a fearful image to occupy all of your thought potential. “I don’t need to worry about it anymore,” implies that keeping the worrisome thoughts in your head, before the problem was resolved, was somehow a grave necessity. “I can’t imagine,” implies that your imagination cannot hold onto a desired image. When you feel that you have to worry about something, you imply that you certainly can hold onto an image, the image of what you do not desire.
Worry becomes reality every bit as much as a creative vision does. It depends on how much time and space those two extremes occupy in your mind. Worry is habitual and creative activity is intentional. But they are essentially both products of the imagination. The byproduct of your imagination is what we know as reality. The question is, which byproducts do you want to see materialize in your life – those resulting from worry or those that come from being intentionally creative?
Worry is much too easy, and automatic for many individuals. Intentional visioning is a skill that needs to develop into a habit, but habitual worry is too busy usurping your attention. A habit of thinking more creatively and working towards a desired future is more fun, pleasant, and it creates a better state of being. A better state of being results in both a better present moment and a better future. It’s a win-win. Allow yourself to imagine beyond your supposed limits, and to let it help you to get over your fears!