What can you imagine?

The imagination is literally the workshop wherein are fashioned all plans created by man…It has been said that man can create anything which he can imagine.  -Napoleon Hill

Imagine something great, today. Imagine a healthy body for yourself and for all others. Imagine freedom. Imagine a world where children thrive. Imagine a world where there is love in every nation towards everyman. Imagine change for yourself and for others. Imagine a world filled with integrity and positivity. Imagine a better world.

Now, once you have successfully imagined it…go and do. You have merely completed the rough outlined sketch, now fill it in with beautiful paint and it will surely be called a masterpiece.

Og Mandino is one of my favorite authors. I especially love this line from The Scroll Marked II:

I will greet this day with love in my heart…I will look on all things with love…I will love the sun for it warms my bones; yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit.  I will love the light for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars. I will welcome happiness for it enlarges my heart; yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul. I will acknowledge rewards for that are my due; yet I will welcome obstacles for they are my challenge.

Love your situation, love your day, love life. There’s so much to love!

In Chinese, I find it fascinating that the word for “busy” combines the radical for “heart” and the character for “to die”  or “to be lost or gone.” I have to think there was some sort of intent to teach a lesson here when long, long ago the Chinese language was beginning to come together. The lesson I learn from this ancient wisdom is that if you become too busy in life, you’re literally letting your heart die–your heart becomes lost, absent to the world and yourself. Literally!

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The journey of life is risk. It is certainly challenging. It is filled with road blocks and hiccups all along the way. But, don’t let that discourage you! Think about the words below:

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