Saturday, February 21, 2009

The Power of Imagination

I purchased 2 lottery tickets today - tomorrow's 6/49 jackpot is $48 million. As soon as I had those tickets, my mind begins to contemplate winning. What would I do if I had $48 million? The thoughts run far and wide and there really is no boundary out there to contain them. See, to me, $48 million is about the right sum for me to be unable to picture spending all of the money.

It's really quite amazing when you think about it, that a little inspiration like that allows our minds to go so far. Imagine what could be accomplished if we could be inspired to dream this way because of the salary we take home each day, or the family that we have, or even the fact that we have food and shelter (never mind the internet).

Allow yourself to be inspired and to dream, give yourself permission to go somewhere, but try to dream about what you can do with what you have now and then start working towards it. Instead of thinking about "what if" - what if I won the lottery - if I get a raise - if, if, if, - just get out there and do something to enjoy your life today.

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