I've been really working on visualization lately, trying to get a clear picture in my head of how I want things to be. The thing that I have run into time and time again is how many mental blocks I have towards my own utopia. To recognize them is to shatter them, so there has not been a need to fret or fear. I'm glad that I'm taking this journey, as opposed to letting these little issues remain in my way. I would create a picture of "what seemed reasonable" as opposed to specifically what I desired to take place. I am moving past that now, and the picture becomes more vivid every day. I can admit that I was concerned at first when I tried to see in my mind what I wanted and the picture was very hazy. A big part of it was I was trying to force myself to make pictures when I would actually want to use words. Now, I tell myself the story, and the picture comes from it. If I immediately come up with a visual, so be it. I believe fully in my power to influence life, so I'm just working it out in my head. On a practical level, my living space has become cleaner, because I'm visualizing something greater. My own upkeep has stepped up. I was not a slob before, but now I show no shame in grooming. The more my thoughts have turned towards what I'm trying to see happen, the more my steps have turned towards it, even unconsciously.
Believe in the power to impact your own life. Don't worry about the doubts you run into. Nobody knows enough to be a pessimist. Utopia lives behind the eyes of the beholder. Thoughts and intentions take shape into form.
