A Secret to Greatness
Great is a point of view
Daylight Savings Time. In the Fall, it’s great. An extra hour of sleep. In the Spring, it’s not so great. We lose an hour. Is this true?
I don’t know about you, but I knew the time was changing this past weekend. And still I forgot. Then when I woke up late on Sunday morning, I felt great. Had I really slept 10 hours? Wow. That’s a lot. I felt fabulous.
Later that morning, my husband said something about the time changing. I’d calculated wrong. As soon as I had this thought, I could feel some of the great feeling seep out.
Then I had to laugh. Nine hours was still fantastic. And just thinking I’d had an additional hour changed my internal feelings and the way I was behaving. It was an imaginary hour.
Just imagine all the other times we think something is one way, act on it, and think this is reality. We base our thoughts, feelings, and actions on what we think something is. When, in truth, reality is something different.
If it’s so easy to “trick” our minds, when we are unaware of what is happening, imagine what we could do if we were aware?
This is when imagination pops in. The brain doesn’t know the difference between real and imagined. It just feeds off what you give it.
So, if you want something different, start imagining what it is you do desire. Start feeling it as if you have it now. Start living the feeling.
I had a recent client who was stuck on an overwhelm wheel and couldn’t seem to get off. However, when we tapped into his happy place – that place where he could tinker and discover – he was able to relax. We practiced imagining this and feeling as if he was truly tinkering and discovering. This went on for about 15 minutes and both of us felt great. The overwhelm began to melt away.
The more time he could spend imagining his happy place, the easier it is to get off the overwhelm wheel and the easier it will be to see what he can truly do.
Great is a point of view. It’s a reality when you imagine it is. And when you imagine it, it can be true.
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