05/21/2024
Sometimes you just gotta get on the camel and hope you find an adventure 🤍
Just a fun example of an adult playing pretend at a petting zoo while on a road trip a few years ago.
Because if we don’t, as adults, take charge of our imaginations and give them room to play, they tend to rebel and only use their creative power to focus on what we don’t want to happen - cue: anxiety, worry, stress, fear. That’s all those types of fear based ailments are - imagination being used to create what we don’t want to see happen.
Our imaginations as adults are just as strong as they were when we were children. And practicing mindfulness is really just about leaning how to hone our focus and point it in the direction of the present moment and, when we prefer to day dream, to focus on what we WANT to see happen.
If you’re craving something different in your life, you have to give yourself room to daydream, without being able to take time to intentionally create, we are almost guaranteed to continue getting the same results and living the same patterns.
Instead of focusing on what might go wrong or the worst case scenario, take some time to create a “wouldn’t it be nice if…” list for yourself. Wouldn’t it be nice if this worked out better than I could even imagine? Wouldn’t it be nice if this was wildly successfully? Wouldn’t it be nice if I got a promotion? Etc etc.
Cognitively, it’s difficult for us to allow great things in our lives that we consider too good to be true or unlikely to ever happen. The fastest and easiest way to attract what you want is to already have your mind considering it to be a legit possibility, think of that part as the door to what you want cracking open. This “wouldn’t it be nice if,” exercise is a great way to train your mind to start allowing in new possibilities.
Take some time this week to daydream and write about what you WANT to see happen in your life, don’t worry or think about the “how,” simply just start putting that imagination to good work.
And if you get stuck or flooded with negative internal dialogue or can’t even seem to make yourself do this exercise, reach out. We can move those blocks, together.
