Imagination Isn’t Escape. It’s Direction.

We often treat imagination like a break from reality—something sweet but ultimately impractical. But what if imagination is the starting point of change?

Not just in a magical-thinking way, but in the way your nervous system shifts when you let yourself feel what could be possible. In the way your brain starts to notice things differently when you gently choose to expect something new.

This is where selfgentleness comes in: Radically accepting yourself as the most important person to consistently deserve your own gentleness.

Using your imagination in a selfgentle way isn’t about manifesting as performance. It’s about noticing the quiet power of how you see. Experience. And trusting that how you see shapes what you meet. And to feel that trust, selfgentleness can be of tremendous help.

Letting yourself imagine freely—without pressure, without a plan—might be one of the most practical things you can do.

My full Blog post goes into how we can do this - selfgently - and realistically, even when you might feel some doubt….

Read more here: https://www.drfemkebakker.com/blog/imagination