What Is Imagination?

Imagination(Oxford) is defined as:
—“The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses.”
—“The ability of the mind to be creative or resourceful.”

Leaders from all generations have spoken on imagination

“Imagination rules the world.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will.” 
― George Bernard Shaw

“They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”
— Edgar Allan Poe

“If you fall in love with the imagination, you understand that it is a free spirit. It will go anywhere, and it can do anything.” 
― Alice Walker

“Live out of your imagination, not your history.” 
― Stephen R. Covey

“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.”
— Carl Sagan

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.”
— Einstein

There are thousands more quotes on imagination.

If some of the greatest minds of all time spoke on imagination, might it be important?

Can you use your imagination to change your life?
Yes. 

How?
Begin with imagining your ideal life. 

What does it look like?
How does it feel?

Take time to imagine it.

By dwelling in your imagination you are planting seeds of those images, which can manifest if you continually “water” it.

When other thoughts creep in, quickly remind yourself of the life you want. Focus on that and it has no choice but to manifest.

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Space Pioneers

Imagine hundreds of years from now…Humans discussing the past, discussing the time and place we are currently in.

We are living in the generation where space exploration is just getting started. We are the pioneers of space.

Do you think the first created ships successfully sailed?
Maybe, but I’m sure a lot of them failed. 

We are in that stage for space exploration.

We are creating and testing spaceships that work and learning from what doesn’t work.

Create. Adapt. Learn. Fail. Try Again.

This leads to the topic of perspective. Yes we have come a long way as humans but we are still in the beginning stages of many things, such as space exploration.

This perspective of seeing life through a lens of being in the beginning of creation, adaptation, advancement, etc inspires me and inspires the pioneers of the unknown.

They look to the future. I look to the future. The Universe is vast.

And I appreciate the range of perspectives life has given all of us.

Space is NOT the Final Frontier

As Columbus discovered new land so we too are seeking new land…beyond Earth.

Columbus is just the face of discovering new land—There were many others who ventured out in search of different environments.

(And please don’t bring any flags that only cause division and chaos.)

So what will happen if we do discover livable land for humans outside the Earth?

Will we be able to cooperate with possible alien life?
Or will we act as humans in the past, in fear, and try to take over their colony?

This is why we need to change what is within us before seeking new land.

Right now and throughout the past we observe separation & struggle in this chaos we call life. This will only continue if we don’t change what is within.

Miscommunications and misunderstandings divide us.

As we seek new land in space, it’s important to remember that quality of life is foremost, and we can only achieve that by working together, helping each other, and through cooperative education.

Imagine hundreds of years from now…Humans discussing the past, discussing the time and place we are currently in.

Will they talk of the chaos and separation?
Will they talk of how we changed & came together?
Both?

The frontier that needs to first be sought out is ourselves.

We must first change what is within us to change what is outside of us.

You are writing history with your life. 

How shall it be?

“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.”
T.S. Eliot