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The Power of Visualization
The Archangels Tell Us How to Use It
When I was in my early twenties, I was working at Walmart. Every single day, I’d get up and dread going to work, miserable before I ever clocked in. I absolutely hated my job. I was complaining about it to my dad one day, and he said something I’ve never forgotten. He said, “You can make any situation as good or as bad as you choose to make it.” He liked to call it mind over matter.
I didn’t understand what he meant at first, but I finally learned that, since I couldn’t just quit my job, the change I had to make was internal, not external. I worked on my attitude and mindset, and every time I’d catch myself thinking about how much I hated my job, I’d stop and do a reset. I still didn’t like my job, but I made a choice not to dwell on it.
Athletes use visualization as a way to help improve their performance. People who set goals have a vision of what it will look like for them once they are accomplished, a mental vision board. Most companies have a vision statement. The mind is much more powerful than we realize.
I visualize all the time without realizing it, and I bet you do, too. Every time I read a book, I create images in my mind to make the ideas more concrete. I asked the Archangels how we could apply these kinds of skills to improve our lives, and their…
