Magic.
The dictionary says it’s, “influencing something to occur through forces beyond what we can understand.”
By that definition, it sounds like IMAGINATION is MAGIC.
We don’t quite understand it.
And yet it causes amazing things to happen.
Imagination is behind every single invention we have in our world.
The car you drive, the art on your wall, the meal on your plate, and the phone in your pocket.
It’s all magic.
But I think IMAGINATION is just where magic starts.
Yesterday, I was listening to a podcast.
About the magic we create in our lives.
And she used the example of the magic of Santa Claus.
Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, there are many children around the world who believe in him.
And if you’ve ever believed in Santa, you know what that magic feels like.
Although he’s not real in the physical sense, he’s very real in the imagination of millions of kids and I was one of them.
I believed in him 100%.
And that belief gave me so much joy.
It caused that magic to persist for years.
Not just for me, but I continued it for my brothers, and then for my own kids.
That was real MAGIC.
And that MAGIC isn’t just for kids.
We all need it.
Because it encourages us to continue to dream, hope, and love.
And as human beings, we have the incredible superpower of creating MAGIC.
Its main ingredients are IMAGINATION, BELIEF, and JOY (or excitement, fun, or pretty much any positive emotion.)
With those three things, you can create MAGIC.
Creating MAGIC in your life
Imagine using MAGIC in your life.
Where would you want to use MAGIC to make something happen?
Maybe you want to transform your body, or your relationship to it;
Or heal, or end, a relationship with someone else that’s causing you pain;
Or buy your own home;
Or start a business doing something you love.
You can use MAGIC to create what you want in all these areas.
First it takes IMAGINATION.
Imagine yourself in possession of what it is you want to create.
Then it requires the BELIEF you can have it.
Believe that you’re worthy of it, and that it IS possible.
And finally, close your eyes and feel the JOY of having what you want.
Really feel the good feelings ahead of time, just by holding the vision in your mind.
Now…
The fourth ingredient to MAGIC
There’s a flipside component to MAGIC.
A fourth, but necessary ingredient to making it possible:
Risking your own DISAPPOINTMENT.
Sorry, but real MAGIC isn’t a snap of the fingers or a sleight of hand.
It’s not a trick.
It’s a process.
And processes are messy.
They’re iterative.
They involve tumbles, falls, failures, and repeats.
MAGIC requires the WILLINGNESS to face all these things.
You need to be WILLING to experience failure and feel disappointed.
I mean really FEEL disappointment, in your body.
Instead of avoiding it.
And you love to avoid it.
We all do.
Because you’re afraid of putting all the effort it, and failing… And feeling disappointed in yourself.
For some reason disappointment seems permanent, but it’s not.
It’s just an emotion, and emotions don’t last.
But, thinking that it might kill you, you self-sabotage your efforts.
As you get close to the goal, you overeat, or overspend, or say things you don’t mean, or just put up a wall so nothing and no one can hurt you.
Of course, this all feels crappy.
And the MAGIC is lost.
So…
Decide to make 2022 a MAGICAL year for yourself
Instead of making it the year that you finally didn’t screw up…
Make it the year where you allowed yourself the space to learn and try again.
So, hold the dream in your IMAGINATION.
BELIEVE that you deserve it and you will get there, no matter what.
Feel the JOY of having and being exactly what you wanted.
And finally, appreciate the moments of DISAPPOINTMENT that you allow yourself to experience.
It’s these moments that will show you that you’re stronger than you thought.
As a coach, I believe in MAGIC.
I believe in it for my clients.
Because I know at first, they’re wavering.
They may have a vision of what they want, but they don’t yet believe they have what it takes to get there.
So, I hold the BELIEF for them that they WILL get there (because I absolutely believe it.)
And I feel the JOY of them getting what they want… From that very first day we work together.
And I also create space for them to be DISAPPOINTED, and I guide them through it.
I want them to experience the MAGIC.
And realize that they created it.
I wish you a MAGICAL year ahead, in whatever you choose to create.
Keep moving forward,
Debbie
P.S. Do you want to create MAGIC in your life in 2022? Let’s do it!
Just REPLY to this email with the word MAGIC, or book a time to talk to me this week.
Talk to you soon!