I have studied a lot of different teachers of the Law of Attraction. There are a few things that seem to be agreed upon among them all. One of them is the importance of the use of your imagination. You have to be able to see what it is you want, feel what it would be like to have it, and know it’s coming to you. You must be able to experience something that hasn’t manifested yet.

I was thinking about this after reading Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill and something occurred to me that brought me to tears. As a child, I spent most of my time indulging in my imagination. I would sit around and dream about what my future would be like. I had a great imagination, and I would get lost in my fantasies for hours.

Teachers made me feel like this my worst quality. Spacy Tracie was unfortunately catchy. I was forever being told to get my head out of the clouds. I felt like no one understood me and that they all judged my fantasies. They were a waste of time, silly, and unrealistic. Smart, cool, fun kids didn’t spend their time imagining what life would be like. They studied hard in school and played sports and video games with the other kids. I felt I didn’t fit in, and I never would, but I tried my best to squash down my imagination and stop fantasizing in an effort to anyway.

For a moment, the tears came out of mourning for what might have been, had I kept those visions of my future so clear in my mind and continued to let my imagination run wild. That feeling passed in a flash though, and the tears remained out of joy. It gives me joy to know that this thing that is so important to obtaining my dreams is something that always came naturally to me, and I only have to find my way back to it. I know it’s possible and will come back with ease if I stay in a state of allowance, and I am grateful to know it is natural and right.