The word from my heart pocket is Imagination!
Who made this picture? I turn to it often as a reminder of how incredible our creative forces are! I look at this image and I remember who I am. I can feel the imagination at play!
Our imagination is whatever we want it to be. It's playful, yes. It is the driving force in creativity. It works through our minds by forming mental images and concepts and sensations without the need for hearing or seeing. Imagining is one of the most powerful skills we can develop because it feeds our creativity, stokes the fires of desire and causes movement at the moment of recognition.
IMAGINATION IS THE ABILITY THROUGH WHICH WE EXPERIENCE EVERYTHING.
There is a tendency for the world to equate imagination only with art. Nothing could be further from what is. To get from Point A to Point B in our lives requires imagination. We are resourceful and where does that come from? Our imagining. When we greet a problem, we imagine how to solve it. When we come to a crossroads, we imagine the paths we might take. When we're getting dressed for the day, it is our imagination that envisions what the best choice will be. Imagination entertains us when we're bored. We call on it when we're backed into the corner. It propels us into action when we're inspired by the ideas it offers. Your imagination is your most reliable friend and the more you play with it, the more adept at the game you will be.
Imagining has saved the sanity of children of abuse. It has been the comforter of those who have endured great hardship. It saves lives and invents technology. Imagination builds worlds and has taken us to the stars.
IMAGINATION IS THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF.
Living with no imagination is depression. It is a world without possibility. Sometimes the most imaginative people get stuck there because they can also imagine the worst. If it is true that "I think therefore I am", then our imaginations become a vital force in determining quality of life. It is for each of us to choose how we live. Why would we not choose to imagine happiness and think of ways for it to be?
The world greets us with a smorgasborg of choice. Imagination helps us play out scenarios so we can choose what we love. We are not tied to one way of living. There is always a new way to perceive a situation and this is the playground imagination loves most! To imagine is practical. Because it is fun, it gets a bad rap from those whose imaginations have been stuffed in the closet, overpowered by bullies like anger and fear and self-loathing or the more timid self-expressions like insecurity and perfectionism. Ironically, Imagination is the antidote to all of those ways of expression. When we imagine, we bring all solutions into possibility, including breaking down the walls of anger, fear, self-loathing, insecurity and perfectionism. We can literally imagine ourselves into being who we want to be!
My hero, Jim Henson, created a skit with my pals, Bert and Ernie. They kind of sum it up for me. All I can say is that no matter whether you like one big balloon or lots of little ones, you can have it all when you IMAGINE ...
click here to get started imagining! http://tinyurl.com/imaginebert
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