Thoughts Create Reality
If You Think It, It Will Exist…
Monday’s Prompt: How many of the things I fantasize about already exist in some form in my present reality?
If you think it, it will exist if you take action. Every great invention or great novel began with a spark or a thought in someone’s mind. If the thought remained in their minds, it is possible that it would not have materialized. Therefore, acting upon that idea was essential for it to become reality — Manifestation.
fantasizing minds create our realities we just have to act.
Fantasy — the power or process of creating especially unrealistic or improbable mental images in response to psychological need
As a child, I fantasized about becoming a lawyer. In my head, a lawyer was an articulate person with a very powerful voice. I remember watching tv shows like Perry Mason, Matlock, and then came L.A. Law and I was hooked. Not only did I want to become a lawyer, but I also wanted to marry Blair Underwood (I had a little kindergarten crush 🥰 ) and build a legal empire with him.
In retrospect, I did not want to become a lawyer because I was a shy child and even today, I dislike public speaking. The reason I fantasized about becoming a lawyer was because I dreamt of having a strong powerful voice, as lawyers do when they argue their cases in the courtroom.
For much of my childhood (pre-teen years), I felt like my voice was trapped and I was not able to freely express my opinions. I internalized most of my feelings and felt suffocated. I assume, this was the psychological issue that triggered my fantasy, therefore, dreaming of becoming a lawyer was my way to escape. See below.
Fast forward to my college years, I loved going to open mic nights to listen to others recite their poetry. I was never brave enough to stand in front of an audience much less to share anything that I had written with anyone. Now that I think about it, I kept a notepad where I used to write poetry, and I have no idea where that could be, damn I need to find that. But I digress. So, instead of fantasizing of becoming a poet on stage, I silently watched brave poets recite their work, and I lived vicariously through them.
As a child, I fantasized about having a voice, but in reality, I have always had my voice, it was trapped in my head and sometimes on paper, never to be seen or read by anyone but me. Today, I have found my voice, not as a lawyer but as a writer, and now I am brave enough to use it, brave enough to share it, brave enough to be it.
My dream is to become a published writer, but guess what, in reality I publish every day, therefore my dream is now my reality. All I needed to do was to write my first words and share them.
As I sit here with a smile on my face, I wonder if the stars were aligned all along. As an adult, I had not compiled and reflected on those bits and pieces of my life as a whole, to determine how they played into where I am today. Therefore, it is mind-blowing how this is all unfolding (thanks Diana C.). I am celebrating this win because I finally found my voice, though it was always part of who I am...
Let your fantasy become your reality by taking the first step…or by writing your first words…and sharing them.
This was written in response to Diana C.’s Monday Prompt:
Thank you all for reading. And thank you Diana C. for creating the space so that we all can revisit stages in our lives, tell our stories, grow, and heal. KTHT has been a rollercoaster, one that I don’t mind riding.