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Dr. Gladys Ato's avatar

Love how you explain this honey! "Not really being here" is something that gets understood totally differently in the psychology world πŸ˜‚ so it was awesome reading how it's like for you.

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Ulla Gaudin's avatar

🀣 I didn’t even think this might mean something to anyone else. I wonder what that means in psychology πŸ€”πŸ˜‚

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Dr. Gladys Ato's avatar

No you don’t πŸ˜‚

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Geraldine Claudel's avatar

Thank you, Ulla. I never questioned reality before I reached 50 years old but now I know what powerful and enriching tool imagination is. It enables us to change perspective on our life all the time and choose which one is the more relevant to us. I love your road map game, the analogy is so accurate. Yet, sometimes it can be hard to come back to « here and now » old town you still live in... Lots of love.

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Ulla Gaudin's avatar

What if the old town β€˜here and now’ is as moldable as those other towns? What if you zoom in to the old town and see all the beautiful patina, trees that have been there for centuries, the friends you’ve known for decades? Would that change your perception of the old town?

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Geraldine Claudel's avatar

The thing is, I am currently building new buildings, repainting faΓ§ades with new beautiful colours and it takes so much time! You know what they say about construction: you know when it starts but never when it will be finished... But I understand perfectly your point and agree with it. Cheers!

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Ulla Gaudin's avatar

Oh, you have a physical renovation going on! All my towns are all imaginary mind towns, basically moments in your life. Lot less physical effort and time πŸ˜„

I love renovations but they do take up a lot of energy. I hope it all goes smoothly and effortlessly from here on out!

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Megan Lee's avatar

I love this analogy!!! πŸ’› I've been practicing doing visualization each morning and find it so powerful. ✨

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Ulla Gaudin's avatar

It really is! πŸ™ŒπŸ½ The beauty of this exercise is that you’re not emotionally attached to the outcome so you let go off all the negative expectations of how, what, where, and really let yourself experience energetic expansion.

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Mikaiya's avatar

Oh I have the most beautiful place I go to when I meditate, I go there when I need healing. When I've been through a difficult day, or if I'm missing someone or an animal that means a lot to me...

I once tried to describe it, but I couldn't find the right words at the time... it's like my head was blocking my dictionary part and nothing came up... I even tried to draw it, but it kept changing slightly whenever I thought it was done...

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Ulla Gaudin's avatar

I love those special places that are truly ours and ours alone! Especially the ones that keep changing πŸ˜ŠπŸ™ŒπŸ½

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Aaron Waddell's avatar

Can’t wait to try this!

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Ulla Gaudin's avatar

Thank you! Let me know how you felt after.

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