Читать книгу The Woman's Book of Hope - Eileen Campbell - Страница 15

Whatever it is that we hope for in our lives—the basic requirements of health, home, relationships, and a means of livelihood if those things are problematic for us; to overcome some past trauma or hurt and to move on with our lives; or something we long to do but have not so far had the opportunity to try, or we hesitate to attempt—clarifying what we really want for ourselves is vital. We can begin by visualizing what we want in our life, what it might look like, and how we might feel with it in our life, and then imagining the steps to achieving it.

Everything we create in our life starts out as a mental image in our minds, whatever we're doing, whether it's baking a cake or planning a holiday or designing a garden. So we have practical experience of the fact that it's not difficult to harness the natural power of our imagination to create a clear image of how we want our life to be. When we form that mental image, we can then allow it to become the experience so that we really can see and feel ourselves in the situation we want, giving it hopeful, positive energy. It's important to be in as relaxed a state as possible, in day-dreaming mode as it were.

It may be helpful to write down in a specially designated notebook our goal and the steps needed to achieve it. Visions can become reality when we are specific and when we work on visualizing our future—perhaps for five to ten minutes a day, whatever situation we're in. Consistency is important, as is the need for flexibility, so that we can adapt and reposition ourselves should the unexpected happen, as it likely will.

Using actual images is also helpful. It's said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and certainly the subconscious mind does not distinguish between a real or imagined situation. Using images also works because it overrides any negative self-talk that gets in the way of achieving our objective. It's also a way of telling the universe of our wish to manifest something different for the future.

We can collect images from magazines or draw pictures of what we want to create and paste them into our notebook or on a board so that we can use them as reminders. We can place them where we will be able to see them every day, perhaps on our dressing table, our desk, or in the kitchen. We can try to picture ourselves in this future scenario and how it feels. Imagining a timeline is helpful too—“by X, I will have achieved Y,” etc. Constantly reviewing and making adjustments to this work in progress is also a good idea.

Gradually, as time passes, identifying our goals and working toward them become a habit. With a new way of life, with a sense of purpose, we begin to feel differently, we begin to behave differently—and things begin to change.

I proclaim to the universe that I am manifesting something magnificent for the future.

I am using my imagination to create a picture of how my new life is unfolding.

I am developing a sense of purpose.