The Power to Change the World is Already Inside of You!

Let's put on our imagination hats for a moment. Ready? Let's go!

JK Rowling is one of the most famous female fantasy writers of our day. She wonderfully wove the tales of Harry Potter, enchanting an entire generation of youth with the possibilities of magic. However, ironically she once said, "We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better!"

I think that sometimes we forget about the power that we each have inside. It is an infinite resource that all we have. To benefit from it, we must reach down deep inside and tap into it. It does not require a magic wand, spell or incantation. Although it may help to have a positive and inspiring mantra that you say daily.

Did you ever contemplate that you have the power inside of you to change the world? Maybe you have and maybe you haven’t. If you have, congratulations on believing in yourself! But if you haven't considered this, consider the possibility that those people in history who have changed the world probably never thought that they would be the one to change it either.

As JK Rowling says, "We have the power to imagine better," and it's true. When is the last time that you wanted better for yourself? When is the last time you let your mind wander away for a little while into a fantasy world of your own design?

About 20 years ago, I got sick of my reality. I knew that this was not my destiny. I knew that God had bigger plans for me. I shifted my mindset and decided that if I believed it, I could achieve it. So I let my mind wander into what was then a fantasy world, just a dream. But after I visited that world, I was never satisfied again to just live in my then reality. So each and every day I took small steps to get to my new reality. I simply asked myself, what is one small thing I can do, be, learn, or adjust TODAY that will help take me where I want to go TOMORROW?

One day the small steps turned to leaps. Before I knew it I was starting to see real changes. Ones that were transforming my life. And today I live in that fantasy world that I once imagined. I found the power that was inside of me and I kept moving forward. Of course, some days were harder than others and sometimes it was one step forward only to take two steps back. But I did not give up, each day is new and a new chance at a fresh start.

So today I encourage you to take just a few minutes to let your mind wander. Find your way to your own fantasy world. Don't just visit, design it, explore it, vividly imagine it, maybe even smell the air around you, and leave yourself breadcrumbs on the way back out.

This is the magical gift inside of you. Your brain does not know the difference between a vivid imagination and reality. It believes whatever you put in it. Begin imagining the life you desire. Believe.

Then tomorrow take your first steps down that path. Find your trail of breadcrumbs and keep following them until you one day find yourself back in your fantasy world. However, this time it will no longer be a fantasy. With your hard work and determination, it can and will be your reality. 

Make Today Exceptional, 

Wendy