Phil has been working on a yard project that has been on the back burner for years. Each year we would like to do something to the center area of our back yard that used to be a vegetable garden for my mom. We are not in a place to maintain a vegetable garden, so it’s been a “weed pit” for many years. Last year we brought in some big rocks and dropped them in the center. It was a first step.
This year, Phil created a retaining wall and some steps next to the wall and then added a few more big rocks and pond pebbles to hold the ground on the slope. It was a huge job. That guy is strong and has the endurance of a beast! Then we spread fresh bark mulch around the whole garden area and planted a bunch of new plants. It’s looking good.
Why did it take us years? Because we didn’t have a vision. Without a vision we couldn’t take the next step. The first three big rocks in the center sat lonely for a full year before the next phase of the vision happened. Once Phil locked onto that vision, there was no stopping him! He was driven!
So, it is with whatever we attempt to accomplish. Without a vision guiding the journey, we don’t have the energy or the drive to move forward.
Are you feeling stuck about something? Do you have a vision for it? I’m not talking about an expectation or it has to look a certain way. Like the vision for the yard, it was a sense of peace and visual of everything in its place and secure. Without a sense of this vision, we find ourselves unable to move forward. Our yard does not look like the original vision we had when we placed those first 3 rocks. It modified and expanded.
It started with a “what if?” What if we left it alone? Hmm. Didn’t feel or look right in our mind’s eye. What if we had a retaining wall? Yes! Let’s run with that!
Is there a situation in which you might be feeling a bit stuck? Ask yourself—what if I did this? And visualize or imagine yourself doing that.
How does that feel? Unpleasant? Then that’s not your answer. Ask again and visualize or imagine yourself doing it again. Do you see any possibilities that feel good, right, true, and fair? Then that’s the opportunity you could create for yourself. Then visualize or imagine yourself experiencing the good, right, true, and fair result. Does it fit for you? Not sure? Visualize just the next right step in that direction. Does that fit for you? If so, take that step and then take a new look—do a new visualization from this perspective.
We don’t have to have all the answers up front. Spirit leads the way if we open to the next step. Spirit abides within our imagination and leads the visualization/vision and grants us strength and confidence to take the next step. Spirit fulfils your vision of “What If?”