Mid-April 2018 Newsletter

Hello, and a marvelous Mid-April to you!
Welcome, or welcome back, to my newsletter. Today's issue is about visualizing the solution to your problem, and how it might help get you there faster. Enjoy!

In my dream classes years ago, my teacher said many ancient cultures believed that events happen in the dream world before they happen in this waking reality. He also talked about "seeing around the corner", becoming aware of events going on at a distance, or in the future. He led me to question the strict linearity of time and space, which was quite a stretch for this math major! And I started believing we have a lot more control over what occurs in our lives than I had formerly thought, that maybe "what has to happen" isn't engraved in stone after all.

You've probably seen the negative effects of visualizing many times. Do you, as the weather gets chillier, think "Oh no, I always get a cold when Winter starts!"? You remember the stuffy nose and sinus headache and sore throat. You worry about this on and off until yes, you get a cold! Or you might expect some difficult situation to get even worse -- you can see that debt increase, or the important relationship which is showing strain right now deteriorating further. Are you making the unwanted thing happen with your pessimism?

The Law Of Attraction says good things will be drawn to you if you're positive and have "good vibes". I think this is partially true, and is also an over-simplification. Good thoughts need to be followed up by positive actions to really make a difference. It's unlikely Mr. Wonderful will knock on your door if you never go out of the house to meet new people, or join any social groups on-line, no matter how much you visualize your happy life together!

Another danger of being too specific is getting what you thought you wanted, yet it coming as a result of something you didn't want. Maybe you imagined that bossy co-worker moving out of your immediate office area, and one day you find he had a fatal car accident! Or you get an unexpected inheritance when the bills are piling up, because you lost a beloved relative. Clearly, these tragic events are not our fault, but they can often set us back a step to focus on what really matters.

The kind of visualization I like best has pictures and faces, yes, but is more centered on how I want to feel than what I want to get or accomplish. Maybe I'll imagine a past energy workshop in a beautiful nature setting, with good friends I love, soaking in the feelings of being understood and knowing I'm connected. I don't necessarily need to return to that exact location, or to be with the same group of people, to make this waking dream come true. I'm just reminding myself what I want, to feel safe and loved and relaxed, priming the pump so to speak, so something similar (or better!) is more likely to happen. How do you want to feel? Visualize it, then guide your life toward that picture, making it your reality.

To read an article about visualizing improvements in my vision, click here.

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Let me know what you've wondered about concerning energy medicine or vision or dreams. I'll be glad to write a short article addressing that topic. Thank you to those who have sent me questions, or see a question you asked me in a private session written about here. You're helping many other people! Enjoy the second half of your April. I'll write again in a few weeks. Take care!