Using your imagination

Shift and imagine.

This is what I do every time I wake up tired or feel less than grateful for my current life situation.

Once I become conscious of the bad feelings, I shake them off and I ask myself:

What do I want?

I focus on the answer and let my imagination roll.

That is what Shakti Gawain teaches in the first few chapters of Creative Visualization.

It’s all about using your imagination to create what you want in your life.

She presents a simple exercise to begin creative visualization. Simply close your eyes, relax and imagine what you want to happen or to achieve.

I tried this after I woke up and I visualized a couple of things:

  • working from home in my pink home office
  • living in our very own dream home
  • having financial freedom

Sometimes I would have very clear images but there were also times when my doubt and worry thoughts interfered. When that happens, I would just let them pass and get back to visualizing.

That’s one important thing I learned about dealing with negative feelings. Yes, it’s okay to get them, but the important thing is to recognize them then let them go.

Feeling good

Imagining what you want seems pretty easy enough. But doing it first thing in the morning requires a bit more focus. Honestly, I fell asleep a few minutes after beginning my visualization. But it felt good to do it.

That’s another important thing. Feeling good and being relaxed is always key to manifesting.

What I’m trying to learn now is how to consciously adopt this attitude every moment of my waking day.

I’ve experienced all too many times before how to drift through the day, to go through the motions and to succumb to negative feelings.

What I’m learning to do now is to deliberately create every moment as I want it. I constantly ask myself, ‘What do I want?’ ‘What feels good to do now?’ And I do it.

As what Shakti says in the book, creative visualization becomes “a continuous awareness, a state of consciousness in which you know you are the constant creator of your life.”

And that’s a very empowering thought. It might seem too overwhelming at first but it’s true. We create our own life. We make our own choices.

We simply have to choose to live our best lives.

Up next: The four steps to effective creative visualization.

Posted on: August 9, 2010
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The Journey Begins: Creative Visualization

I’ve read a lot of inspirational and self – help books over the years. And although I have imbibed most of the good stuff that I learned, I’ve always felt I haven’t really used them to their fullest potential.

In my previous post, I mentioned my blog’s new purpose. I want it to be a journal of my journey in creating my dream life.

A huge part of this journey is “studying life” again. I’ll try a tool or take a book that inspires me, I’ll practice the principles and follow processes to a T. Call it an experiment if you will, and it’s one I believe can only make me better.

I will write about my progress , the things I have learned and what works for me.

Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain was one of those books that really gripped me. It was simply written and I felt the author’s sincerity to share what she knows about creating the life you want.

What I liked most about this book was how it shared several practical ways to creatively visualize. Shakti doesn’t give hard and fast rules. She gently prods you to take action and only do what feels good for you.

I’ve finished reading this book and tried a handful of the processes she suggested. I wasn’t a hundred percent focused but they all worked. This leads me to think how much more amazing the results would be when I am focused and consistent.

I am re-reading this book and I will do the exercises in the accompanying workbook. This time I will commit to reading at least a chapter everyday and applying the processes she outlines in the book. I like that she suggests putting a star at the back of the workbook whenever I get some work done. That space will be filled with lots of glittery pink stars and hearts.

And yes, I am getting ready for the miracles to happen.

Today the journey begins.

Posted on: August 6, 2010
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