“There is only one admirable form of the imagination:  the imagination that is so intense that it creates a new reality, that it makes things happen.”

– Sean O’Faolain

Buddha says we are what we think.  Einstein says that imagination is more important than knowledge.  There is energy in thought; there is dynamic energy in imagination.

When I was a child, I remember being taught that imaginary things were things that did not really exist.  They were the things that amusement was made of.  I remember, as I began to grow a little older, being cautioned to think rather than to daydream.  I was to learn to discipline my mind and keep it within the boundaries of the things that are real.  I suppose it did make life easier for our teachers when the whole class focused on the idea being presented; but their caution not to fall into the world outside of the tangible and known left me feeling that the imaginary world might not be a good place to spend my time.  Instead, as an adult, I have come to believe that imagination is vital to our continued creation as we evolve and adapt to an ever-changing world.

Perhaps it is true that the things we imagine do not exist — at least not yet in the physical world — but it is the discovery of the imagined that propels us to take action and change our world.  There is energy in thought; and we, the thinkers, have the ability to move from the land of daydreams into the land of visions.  All we need to do is convert the energy of thought to one of intention.  Action soon will follow; and before we know it, the things that once existed only in imagination can become our reality.  Imagination is a powerful tool.  We need to respect its ability to create change and to affect our world.  Be careful what you dream, be careful what you think, be careful what you decide to bring to life.  We must ground our thinking in love and grow our imagined world in a kind and peaceful way.  Once we decide to move beyond daydreaming to truly imagining and acting on our visions, we have the power to change our world.  Just imagine.