It’s Time to Use Your Secret Superpower

Hello Loves,

I sincerely hope this is a year of transformation and breakthroughs for everyone. Our situational breakthroughs are usually preceded by perceptive breakthroughs. Our thoughts become things. Therefore we are wise to consider what we create with our mind. I would like to share with you some insights on how to use our imagination constructively this year.

So often we use our imagination to torture and limit ourselves. Being influenced by fear leads us to visualizing a negative outcome and feeling that outcome in our body. That negative visualization can shape decisions big and small that dampen the joys and possibilities in our lives. Why would we choose to use our powerful imaginations to rehearse failure, injury, harm, and other terrible outcomes…habitually!?

We probably do that because we never learned how to use our imagination rather than falling victim to having it use us.

Our imagination can be used to practice a new way of being and to open doors for growth and change. Here are some of the ways I like to use my imagination for my betterment and growth:

1.  I imagine likely challenges in the day and see myself responding in a skillful and constructive way. I practice the feeling I will face and how I will respond intentionally to that challenge.
2. I practice thinking positive and compassionate thoughts when others confound or disappoint me. I practice what my inner dialogue/feeling can be under strain.
3. I practice my new habits…the things I plan to do and be that day. I see myself in the new pattern and the positive outcomes that result.
4. I practice my inner state (in meditation) that can be present and non reactive when I leave my “practice” and begin my PRACTICE. Meditation is best experienced as a dress rehearsal for how we will be throughout our day.
5. I practice resilience from life’s disappointments. How will I be spacious, gracious and constructive?
6. I practice seeing who I am working to grow into in 1, 3, 5, 10,  20, or 30 years. Who might I become? What might my life be like? What would an amazing future look and feel like?
7. I practice embracing the moment. Not resisting or labeling what I am feeling or experiencing is a challenge—and I am up for it! How can I flow with what is happening while working to improve the situation?

My invitation to you is to notice when you are using your imagination against yourself. Most of us are constantly beat up by an unruly and negative force inside our heads that steals our joy, reduces our Presence, and separates us from life and those we love. Instead, let’s practice using our imagination as a tool for the good and the growth that might be.

Let’s create new neural pathways in our repose that we can slide into during the day…and grow into a stronger, more resilient, and alive version of what we might be. That’s the power of imagination when harnessed—the primer for new ways of being, practiced ahead of time and with intention.

How do you want to grow? Who do you want to become? How might you change your world and the world at large? Let your imagination be your ally in this process. Imagine, practice, and create a new pattern you want to be a habitual way of being.