The Power of Your Imagination

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.”

–Albert Einstein

The power of our imagination is boundless. It is the one thing that we have clutched to since our childhood. It is the one thing that acts as a catalyst for our hopes and dreams. Yet, how many times have we shelved our enthusiasm for creating the imagination into reality?

When we have an inspired thought or hope we have to trust it and most importantly, we have to act on it. We have to learn how to habituate our imagination and make it our reality. It is an incredibly powerful process that takes us on amazing journeys. Or to put it simply, whatever you are imagining is a perfect reflection of what is in the process of becoming.

I have become inspired by how far our imagination can take us. I have also seen how one small stumbling block in that process can alter our path and divert our passion for our dreams. It is an ugly word, doubt. Or in this example, doubt comes in the form of another word….just.

Let me set the stage: In the movie Neverland, Johnny Depp’s character, J.M. Barrie, is in the park about to dance with his enormous St. Bernard, Porthos…now acting as a huge, dancing grizzly bear for the Davies’ boys. The boys at the time are fairly skeptical yet willing to be entertained until the young Peter Davies chimes in……

Peter Davies: This is absurd. It's just a dog.
J.M. Barrie: Just a dog? *Just*?  
J.M. Barrie: [to Porthos] Porthos, don't listen!
J.M. Barrie: [to Peter] Porthos dreams of being a bear, and you want to shatter those dreams by saying he's *just* a dog? What a horrible candle-snuffing word. That's like saying, "He can't climb that mountain, he's just a man", or "That's not a diamond, it's just a rock." Just.

One simple word can diminish our imagination and quelch our hopes and dreams, just. Never let doubt into your pathway of making your dreams a reality!

“With a lift of his chin, and a bit of a grin…without any doubting or “quit it,” he started to sing, as he tackled the thing that couldn’t be done, and he did it.” –Edgar A. Guest