My new goal: attempt to free my imagination from the strict confines of existing constructs, to whatever degree possible. Maybe it's theoretically impossible, if I'm hardwired a certain way. But hey, as long as I understand the possibility of not achieving such, a little effort here and there won't hurt.
For now, I'll settle for reigniting my imagination, constructs and all. Earlier today, I'd been thinking about how I wanted to see with my mind's eye more often. Not long afterward, I paused on my way to the living room to look out the back window at the mountainside and smiled as the dirty hill behind our condo turned into a cascading waterfall surrounded by a lush array of colorful, broad-leafed vegetation bustling with insect life. Almost involuntarily, my mind's eye was awakened briefly, mildly, after a long sleep, and it felt like a familiar friend, and I couldn't help but smile a little as I sipped my water from my mug and stood looking out the glass door. I felt a little silly when I realized I'd been standing there, looking at the dirt out back, for the better part of a minute...I need to do more of that.
1 comment:
I love this. We tend to down play this particular ability in today's cynical, get real, politically correct, "whatever" times. Go on with your bad self! (& Let us know how it goes!)
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