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Imagining leads to…

September 2, 2008

This week, I came across a quote by author James Ray.  He was addressing a common question that he is asked—“How do I find my soul mate?”

 His answer was simple.  “Like attracts like.” 

 What he is saying is familiar by now, especially with the recent phenomenon of the book and movie “The Secret.”  But I loved how he related it to finding love—and in our case healing heartache.

 The take home message: your last love was a reflection of who you were at the time. 

 Do you know what this means?  You have the power to change what you attract to you in the future.

 What his answer outlined is the basic premise behind the Step 2— “Imagine.”  First we imagine where we are going next, then, we work on becoming the qualities that we wish to attract.

 Isn’t this an empowering thought?  You don’t have to move mountains to attract a love that is better for you than your last relationship.  You don’t have to worry about orchestrating a grandiose plan that will bring the two of you together.  You simply identify the qualities that you would like to see in your mate, and then take the steps necessary to become those qualities yourself. 

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Step 2: Imagine

July 25, 2008

Every time I have imagined a man that is exactly the man that I got.  Before I started dating Derek, this is the list of characteristics I made one night in my journal.   

 It started, “Dear Universe, bring me a man who…  

loves and understands me inside and out 

truly sees me 

is an artist/musician 

loves to dance and is a great dancer 

counts himself psychic/intuitive and understands both his own and my hunches 

inspires me 

is handsome with a beautiful body 

is at ease with himself 

understands his own strengths 

is successful at life 

loves life and knows how to enjoy it 

is spiritual but not dogmatic 

practiced but not obsessed 

loves me completely and utterly with all of his being 

is honest, faithful, and full of integrity 

is financially secure 

communicates well and easily 

is a fantastic friend and lover to me 

appreciates who I am in the world 

is kind, generous, and fun to be around 

makes me laugh 

is spontaneous, romantic, imaginative, and creative  

I believe that imagining him actually brought him to me.   

 Now you may think that this chapter is a little misplaced when I’ve been telling you that in order to move forward you need to take the time to heal, but believe me, imagining will help you in the process. 

 I’ve found imagining to be particularly helpful when I’m stuck in that stage of grieving where I just can’t stop thinking about my ex.  You know those obsessive thoughts that haunt you and won’t go away?  You don’t know why you are thinking about him or her, but for some reason you just can’t get her out of your mind.  In my experience these thoughts linger when the end was particularly ambiguous, or even when the beginning was particularly magical—or both.

 

This is an excerpt from From Heartbreak to Wholeness: 12 Steps to Healing from Break-up.  Stay tuned for more excerpts as Aimée walks you through the steps.  Go to www.spreadingblessings.com to get your free ebook copy.