The little train that could had some pretty powerful insight ahead of its time.
As I was doing my morning exercise of taking my dog out for a walk I couldn’t get the quote in the image out of my head. Just like a song that gets stuck in your head it was playing over and over again in my mind. It’s an idea I have been pondering for a couple of weeks and trying to determine whether I feel there is truth to it and I have concluded that yes indeed there is, for me at least anyway. I have been practicing visualization in the morning and seeing myself at the end of the day having accomplished the goals I set out for myself and meeting the expectations of both others and myself. I see me with a cup of tea in hand and a smile on my face at how productive and accomplished I feel. I feel bold and organized in this vision and since ‘Organize’ is my work for the year it really aligns with my objectives.
So did it work? Did I have my cup of tea in hand and feel all those feelings at the end of the day? Yes and no. I did indeed feel bold and organized, productive and accomplished but I didn’t always have my sweet reward of a cup of tea…lol. Something I also learned is that you can visualize how you will be at the end of the work day, the end of the week, or even five years from now but you have to contemplate and go over what you need to do in order to get there. It’s setting out a big goal and breaking it down into smaller steps.
This year my visualization is an organized house, an active podcast, an active blog, and increased happiness. The smaller steps involve the daily tasks of organizing my day that support the bigger picture. An example of one of the tasks I set for myself daily is getting rid of five things from my house and if something new comes in then an additional item must go. I wouldn’t say I am a hoarder on a large scale but I do have a lot of ‘stuff’. I am a big ‘but I might need it or I have an idea on how I can use this in one of my craft projects later’ kind of thinker which is a significant part of the problem. One thing I sometimes mention is how tiny my house is (about 950 square feet) and I have to remind myself that if I got rid of the ‘stuff’ it wouldn’t feel so tiny.
So if you’re reading this and visualization isn’t a part of your daily routine I encourage you to try even if you simply see how you will feel and be at the end of the day after achieving what you have set out to do.
Until next time…I know I can, I know I can, I know I can
~ Crimson