Power of Imagination Part 2

The beauty about imagination is that although what we are imagining is related to the future, the emotion of what we desire is being experienced in the now. One of the reasons that I want financial independence is , so that I can experience the freedom to do what I want, when I want it, and how I want it. I also want to experience giving on a financial level that is far greater than what I am currently experiencing.

The way I use my imagination is by thinking and feeling what it would be like to have all this abundance and wealth now. I think about all the ways I would use it, but most of all I would give to different children’s charities. I see children being given hope, being fed, clothed and nourished by the love and care they are given. I hear their laughter as they play and have fun. It brings a smile to my face and I feel a sweet sensation of joy as my heart is flooded with gratitude that I can make a difference in their lives. I imagine them growing up to be wonderful parents, and stalwart citizens of their countries, and my mouth declares that it is so.

Instead of waiting to experience the excitement, the feeling of security, or joy when it happens down the road – months or even years from now, I can experience it right now, any time, all the time. This is the true meaning of manifestation which is to experience what you want to manifest right now. Manifestation always takes place in the now, because the universe cannot distinguish between what is in the future and the present moment. The universe is always in the eternal now. That is the reason why you must bring what is in the future into the present moment by experiencing it right now.

An exercise to develop the imagination:

• Set 10 – 15 minutes daily to do this exercise or something similar.
• Visualizing something that is easy –going out to dinner for instance.
• Use all the five senses if possible. Imagine going to a restaurant with a good friend or partner, and being seated at a table with a wonderful view of the ocean. The waiter presents you with the wine and food menu.
• Notice the décor of the room.
• Hear the band playing your favourite music.
• Listen to sound of the voices of the people in the room.
• Smell the bouquet of wine.
• Touch the wine glass and feel its texture.
• Taste the wine. How does it taste? Dry, fruity?
• Notice how the food is presented.
• Savor each morsel of food
• How does it make you feel? Does it make you feel good?
• Notice your body and your breathing.

This is how you use your thoughts and your imagination to produce the emotions and feelings that you want to make you feel good. You have to choose to do it consciously. Imagination is making it up in your mind so that you can experience the emotion that you want right now, and see it as though it has already happened.

It is the emotions that you are experiencing that will determine what you are attracting into your life.

Using your imagination or visualization is best done when in a relaxed alpha state. When you are relaxed your brain activity slows down from a beta (rapid activity) to a gentle alpha wave state. Alpha frequency ranges from 8 -12cycles. The best time to do this is when you get up in the morning and just before sleep, because you are naturally in this state. When you close your eyes your brain automatically starts producing more Alpha waves.

Take heed that you do not replace imagination with words. Practice this on a daily basis and it will help you to develop your imagination and bring about what you want to achieve in your outer reality.

I love this quote from Daniel Gilbert which sums it all for me.

“To see is to experience the world as it is
To remember is to experience the world as it was
But to imagine –ah
To imagine is to experience the world as it isn’t and has never been
But as it might be.

The greatest achievement of the human brain is its ability to imagine
objects and episodes that do not exist in the realm of the real.
And it is this ability that allows us to think about the future.

As one philosopher noted, the human brain is an anticipation machine
And making future is the most important function.”
As I was musing on Daniel Gilbert’s quote “to imagine is to experience the world as it isn’t and has never been but as it might be.” the lyrics to John Lennon’s song “Imagine” came to mind. Some of you may remember the words which were written by him a few decades ago. It summarised what has been in my heart for a long time. Where previously there was a just a yearning I now can do more than yearn. By imagining or visualizing with all my senses is how I can create what I want.

I would like to share something that I have been using my imagination about for sometime now and I am challenging you to make this a part of your journey. I would like you to take a look at the lyrics to John Lennon’s “Imagine’ written a few decades ago. Ask yourself can I imagine this? Can I taste it, smell what it would be like and feel it?

Imagine there’s no heaven, it’s easy if you try
No hell below us, above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today…

Imagine there’s no countries, it isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too
Imagine all the people living life in peace…

You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people, sharing all the world….

You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
and the world will live as one.

Isn’t this what all of us want at our core level? Can you see all the people living life in peace and as one? This may seem like an impossibility but we can change that image by imagining what is possible. Imagine how you would like it to be. Imagination is the starting point for creating whatever you desire.

Powerful quotes on imagination:

Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imagination our possibilities become limitless.
James Paolinetti

To bring anything into your life, imagine that it’s already there. Richard Bach.

Nothing happens unless we first learn to dream.
Carl Sandburg

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand imagination points to all we might discover and create.
Albert Einstein

When you cease to dream you cease to live.
Malcolm S. Forbes

I am imagination. I can see what the eyes cannot see. I can hear what the ears cannot hear. I can feel what the heart cannot feel.
Peter Nivio Zarlenga

Imagination is a powerful force underlying all knowing.
Jim Fowler

What is now proved was once imagined.
William Blake

To imagine the unimaginable is the highest use of the imagination.
Cynthia Ozick

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