Imagining Possibilities: The Art of Manifestation in Your Life
Imagination is the key to conscious creation. Interestingly, the very faculty we are so conditioned to put aside is the very faculty that frees us from settling for a life of mediocracy. From a very early age, a child’s mind frees them to use imaginal play to be, do, and have their heart’s desire. Unbound by societal limitations, they are free to express their desires creatively until they are deemed of age, when they must put aside childish ways and abandon exploring their imaginations. For some, it is easier than others to put aside exploring the realms of their imaginations. However, it is often much harder for creatives.
Regardless of whether it was an easy or a hard task to put aside, for many adults, the imagination is mostly used to craft situations, scenarios, and events that mirror the opposite of what you’d want. In most cases, it is used to construct the absolute worst-case scenario, which is, more than not, something you wouldn’t want coming anywhere near your experience. Only through conditioning are we led to accept the notion that one should essentially hope for the best and expect the worst.
Interestingly, we could learn a lot from children's minds and innate practices, as they had it right all along in their innate ability to unapologetically explore the depths of their imagination to align with their desires. All the while dismissing the collective’s push to abandon one’s imaginative play and accept the belief in scarcity, lack, and limitation to live in “the real world.” Admittedly, this approach is mostly done with the highest intention. However, it often leads to children growing into adults who later misuse the power of their imagination to create more of what they do not want.
Thankfully, there is good news. Remember when you were asked to put away childish things and asked to lay to rest the use of your childlike imagination so that you could "be more realistic." You may have to dust the cobwebs off your imaginative facility to reignite this faculty, as this practice is worth its weight in gold. Like most things, the mind is a muscle that works more effectively the more you use it. The less one creatively uses it, the more time, energy, and effort it takes to create new habits that work for your good.
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