Imagination at Play

Remember when we were kids, we used to play a cloud game?  We would run our imagination wild and see different creatures in the sky.  We would lay down or sit in the grass, and just be in the now, admiring each shape of the cloud or bird, even bug pass by.

When we grow up, we stop playing.  We stop using our imagination.  We get overwhelmed with everyday worries and responsibilities.  All we do is live in our heads.  We do not even see what is above us or in front of us.  We do not have time to stop and just breathe.

What if we would schedule time for ourselves, to enjoy the present.  It does not have to be the whole day, which would be great, though.  Ten, fifteen minutes, half an hour can be enough, too.  If we would spend time to just slow down, and take time to sit and soak up the sun, walk barefoot on the ground (weather permitting), we instantly would re-energize ourselves.  If we would kick up the notch, and unleash our imagination and creativity, our hearts will be filled with joy and wonder.  We never know what brilliant idea will pop unless we take time to sit in silence and be present in ourselves.

Let’s take time to just be.  Breathe.  Smile.  Enjoy every minute.  Life is too precious. Let’s have our imagination run wild.

Nature is a master painter.  It is up to us to see and admire the masterpieces in the sky.  What do you see in these clouds?

Ocean wave

Mashed potatoes

Poodle

Running Lion

Sea Turtle

Huge beautiful heart and infinity sign under

Number 4

Lion face with rainbow

Mickey Mouse watching sunset

Lion on the right

Teddy Bear giving a hug

What will you see if you take time for yourself and unleash your imagination?  What brilliant idea will enter your mind?  There is a great wisdom inside of us, if we’ll take time to listen, to play and just be.

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Mirror Concept

When we look at the mirror, what do we see?  Do we see tiredness, sadness, wrinkles?  Or do we see happiness, enthusiasm, smile?  Do we see pain and struggles? Or do we see sparkling energy and love?

Now, let’s look at the outside world.  What we notice first? How we relate to people?  Do we see them struggling or being successful?  Do we encounter sadness or happiness?

Usually, our inner state reflect our outside world.  What we choose to concentrate on, that’s what we see.  What we feel inside, that’s what we feel and see around us.  That’s why it is so easy to feel empathy for people who are going or went through similar situations that we did.  We can feel their pain or joy.  Now, if somebody is going through entirely different experience that we never been through, we will not understand it; it will feel odd to us.

We are all conditioned by our past, good or bad and by what we know.  We’ve been through ups and downs and sideways.  We view our world through our past experiences, what is familiar to us.  If we been through pain, we view our world through pain.  We encounter people who are going through the same pain.  Sometimes pain becomes anger, hatred and revenge.  An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.  We want the person who hurt us to be hurt.  We want them to suffer the same way they made us suffer.  Where does it get us, though?  Like Gandhi said, “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” It does not do anything good, except it causes more pain.

Now, if we would concentrate from a place of love and compassion, no matter of circumstances, the outcome would be completely different.  We would start caring for each other.  Instead of war, there would be peace.  Instead of hatred, there would be love.  One man can make a world of difference.  Let that be us.  Gandhi is one of many examples.  He saw peace for India; he stood for his beliefs and by being himself, he reached seemingly unattainable.

So, how about instead of wrinkles, let’s see lines of wisdom. Instead of tiredness, let’s see rest.  Instead of sadness, let’s consciously smile more.  Instead of struggles, let’s imagine our dreams come true.  Instead of pain, let’s fill our hearts with love.  Love does conquer it all.  If we change our outlook in life and see our world through new open possibilities, we will change our life for the better.  Let’s reflect goodness from our hearts into the mirror of outside world and make a difference now.

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How to Ward Off an Energy Vampire?

We all have our energy fields.  Did you ever felt that somebody was having a bad day without even talking to them?  Or, somebody passes you, and you suddenly feel such a great energy from them, you can’t explain.  The worst is when after talking to somebody, you feel all your energy is drained.  That’s when you encountered an energy vampire.

These people are usually negative.  Nothing satisfies them.  After spending even a little time with them, you feel very tired, out of energy, as if somebody sucked you all out of your vitality.  Conversely, after talking to you, they may feel revitalized.  How to recognize them?

1) They usually talk on and on about their problems or somebody’s problems.

2) They slander about others non-stop

3) They are self-absorbed

They do not realize what effect they have;  they just bring their negativity onto others.

So, how to ward off this energy vampire?  What if they are our close friends or family?  You don’t need to say good-bye to them forever , as long as:

1) You stay in the present and be aware of it;

2) Do not take their talk whole-heartedly, do not take it personally;

3) As soon as you feel the energy drain, cut them off by saying you got to go or change a subject;

4) You do not have to listen to stuff you don’t want to listen.  Don’t need to put up with crap.

5) Be in control of conversation.

If you do feel your energy drained after conversation, go get fresh air, breathe.  Do not let your mind to recapture the whole encounter and conversation.  Think about something else, preferably something pleasant.

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