Dare to Dream ~ Short Quote
“Whatever you can do, or dream
you can do, begin it. Boldness
has genius, power and magic in it.”
~ Goethe
Lovely photo by Ezzz
Dream Books & Vision Boards
To manifest your dreams you must convince your subconcious mind that they have already been achieved. To do this you must visualise them as though you already have them. Make a ‘mental movie’ and play it over and over. Your subconcious mind cannot differentiate between what is real and what is not. It will pick up on the things you hold in your mind and make them reality.
A couple of great strategies to help you visualise your goals are “Dream Books” and “Vision Boards”. We were introduced to these techniques by Kurek Ashley, an Australian based “Life Success Coach” and founder of the “Life Success Club”.
Dream Books
These are just small notebooks…we had one each and we carried these around with us for years. In them we’d written our dreams, goals and intentions, as well as motivational quotes and anything else we felt important to us on on our journey to self-improvement and achieving financial freedom. We read each others books now and then to make sure we were striving for the same things! Double power.
My book included my goals with dates to have achieved them by, ‘my purpose for achieving my goals’, ‘my purpose in life’ and how I wanted my life to be in all areas, in bold colours! It also contained several affirmations. One I liked was: “Life is so good, life is so easy, all good things come to me”. I read these at least once a day and visualised my goals as if I already had them, then I gave thanks for receiving them. Gratitude is very powerful.
Vision Boards
Our vision boards sat on our dining room table so we couldn’t help but see them every day. We had two boards with pictures and photos of what we wanted in life pinned all over them. One was for the future life we dreamed of in Australia (the above photo of me and our son on Noosa Beach was pinned on this board. We now live near here and swim at this beach!), the home we wanted, lifestyle, friends etc; and another vision board for other things we wanted to do in life e.g travel to Africa, South America and Cuba, drive sports cars, own a boat etc
Soon the pictures became so familiar we could see them with our eyes closed. With these and our dream books the universe was certainly left in no doubt what we wanted!
Then we saw “The Secret” and realised that we had been using the Law of Attraction all along without realising it. Visualisation is the key. Now we knew exactly what to do we visualised like crazy and our dreams rapidly began to manifest themselves.
NB. If you are making your own vision board make sure that you are included in the photos you use (even if it means cutting out tiny pictures of yourself to glue on to them!). The universe will give you what you think about. If you concentrate on an empty sportscar, you will never be in it! Wave as you see it driving the other way down the street!
Looking back at our dream books now, we are amazed by how a lot of the things we had visualised were achieved, eerily near the dates we had set. The vision boards made visualising our desires much easier. We were immersed in them.
We still use our dream books. Not all our goals have manifested yet, but we know they will come.
Try these simple techniques. You may not achieve your goals overnight (though the universe does like speed!), but commit to them and watch the magic happen!
Beware of Your Dreams
“Beware of Your Dreams Lest You Achieve Them,” my father always said.
It wasn’t until many years later that I truly understood the meaning and importance of his words. In place of ‘dreams’ put ‘ thoughts’ and you have The Law of Attraction!
If you hold something in your mind, visualise it and feel it in your being for long enough, it will manifest itself into your life. If you believe it you will see it!
So, now you know this don’t dwell on anything that you don’t want! Things are not brought into being by thinking about their opposites. If you want to be healthy don’t concentrate on sickness; if you want to be rich don’t think about poverty. Don’t put anything into your mind that you don’t want to perpetuate or experience.
My father always dreamt of owning a large sheep and cattle farm. For a boy brought up just north of London, this was indeed a grand vision. He took a ‘ten pound passage’ on a boat to Australia in his early twenties; later moving to New Zealand and working as a farm labourer until he built up a down payment for a small farm. These days he farms 7000 acres of land in the South Island of NZ. Dream achieved!
For more on this subject I would recommend reading “The Science of Getting Rich” by Wallace D. Wattles. “The Secret” is also excellent, concentrating on The Law of Attraction.
Pamela Starr ~ Dreams
“Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul.
Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal”
~ Pamela Starr
Another wonderful picture by alicepopkorn
Is Reality an Illusion?
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”
~Albert Einstein
The very first book I read on the subject of spirituality, many years ago now, was “It’s All in the Playing” by Shirley MacLaine. She expounded that the world is just a stage and we are the actors, playing out our lives.
I think this is true. What do you think? Is this life real or have we been fooled?
And what about the photo? (It was actually snapped at Madame Tussad’s Wax Works in London!!).
Many thanks to Cliff1066 who took it.
Words of Greatness
It’s always interesting to read about the great teachers in life, and to realize that much of what they had to say is eternal and still applies today. Think of Jesus, Buddha, Ghandi, Einstein…the list goes on.
I just read an excellent post written by Jonathan Mead of The Illuminated Mind.
It’s titled: “7 Lessons From the World’s Greatest Minds” and it includes the above teachers.
One of the reasons I think it’s so good is because Jonathan has included action steps, so you can start incorporating them into your life immediately. Of course, there are many more great lessons, but these seven are a good start.
The Lessons
1. Realizing Your Dreams
2. Overcoming Fear
3. Intention and Desire
4. Happiness
5. Self Acceptance
6. Appreciation and Gratitude
7. The Art of Simplicity
Mastering these will make a tremendous difference to your life!
Photo by Adam Blomberg
Manifesting ~ Wallace D. Wattles
What is manifesting and how do I go about it?
Manifesting is the process of bringing your dreams and ideas into reality…
Everything that you see before you, was once an idea. Anything that you wish to bring into your life you must first believe, feel and see as having already being attained.
So, you must act that you have it, before it will appear in your life. The Universe is obedient and will give you what you visualise and what you think about most. This is the Law Of Attraction as talked about in the best-selling book The Secret.
This means that if you ‘want’ something the universe will deliver more ‘wanting’ to you. If you are always ‘wanting’ money, that will be your experience.
You must maintain a constant belief that you have already manifested your hearts desire and take action towards its achievement. Be focused on the end result and try to not break it down into steps.
If you believe you already have whatever it is you want, and if you take the necessary action, sooner or later it will appear in your life.
You owe it to yourself and others to live and experience the best life possible.
There are many good books written on the subject of ‘manifesting’. One classic is: “The Science of Getting Rich” by Wallace D. Wattles (pictured).
(The Midwest Library Review called The Science Of Getting Rich, “A GOOD BOOK FOR HARD TIMES.“)
Another one by my husband. He is getting to be quite useful around the place.
Wake Up and Dream
Discover your lost dreams!
Have you ever stopped to think of how many dreams you have lost or given up on since those starry-eyed teenage years?
Here is a quick way to find out. Done properly this exercise will extract information from deep down. Your subconscious mind is where your real power lies.
1. Find a quiet place to sit.
2. Take a piece of blank paper and write the following question at the top:
“If you were not limited by money, time, beliefs, etc what would you really like to have, do or create in your life?”
Imagine that you have met a genie and the genie has given you one wish (what happened to the other two?!)….that you’ll be granted whatever you write down.
3. Give yourself 3 minutes and write everything down that comes into your mind. Try to write freely and not think of how, or if you could achieve something. Don’t be afraid to dream big.
You may find after writing down the first six or so goals your mind goes blank. Persevere. This is when you are starting to access your subconscious mind.
After you finish, review your list. Which dreams are really really important to you? There are probably about 4-5 that fall into this category. You may be surprised at all the dreams you have forgotten.
Once you have identified these then you have a starting point of what you wish to manifest in your life.
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