Between birth and death, all we have ever created and believed in, is the result of using our imagination. So if everything is made up, you may just as well learn a little something about it and begin to put your powers of imagination to good use. Your perspective determines what you believe to be true about what you experience on a day to day basis. For example, think about the famous Rorschach test. During this test, you are presented with a big blob of ink on a piece of paper and you are asked: "what do you see?" There is not one true answer to the question, but the answer you give will be affected by your past experiences and it will reveal how you perceive the blob of ink. It tells you how you experience this life and how you label, not only things, but also yourself. In truth however, you're not the label you assign to yourself. You are not what you did in the past because tomorrow you can change your mind about who you are and grow into somebody completely different. Your real identity is formless and undefined. The fact that your default shape has no identity of its own, is one of the most beautiful gifts you have been given. Instead of being defined, you can do with your body and mind as you please. Because of that, you are either at the mercy or at the good will of your own imagination. The formless shape of yourself is also what forces you to act responsibly. You cannot allow yourself to not take full responsibility for who you are, because in order to be happy, you always have to learn to master the shape you are in. So are you the person you imagined you should be? What do you want to change, without thinking about the fact that you may or may not be able to change it right away? Do you have a notion of a different you in mind? Are you consciously reshaping yourself into the person you want to be? When the answer is no and you feel dissatisfied about your life, then your imagination simply needs an upgrade. If you can imagine a different you, then you can enable a new vision of yourself to become a reality. I always consider my thoughts about myself to be like a blueprint. And my imagination can reshape that blueprint. Each time I take action in life, that blueprint is used to shape me in reality. That includes how my body looks, what I do, how I behave, what my goals are, everything... Everything is shaped in your mind first in the form of that blueprint. If, for example, you want to become more muscular in reality, you have to see yourself more muscular in your mind first. You have to determine what you want and picture it in your mind's eye. First you transform the mental model of yourself on the inside, then you move on the next step: taking action. Health, happiness, beauty, wealth,... all the good things (and unfortunately also all the bad things) in your life are the result of how you define yourself. How you imagined yourself.
Just Smile all the time by Ozzy
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