Smile... you are the subject of your own mental image

Really strong post on visualization and human interaction. I have studied NLP and know that the mental image that we create of a situation has more chance of materializing that same way if we keep it reinforced with constant visualization. We become what we expect to become. We see what we have expected to see.

I prefer not to have mental images imposed on me by others, preferring to visualize from the information presented and keeping a sense of excitement of the moment. Then at the moment that I have decided what I need, I then make all the effort necessary to produce what I have visioned. In photography and in life, it works.

Read it all. It will definitely make you think about what you think about.

Better Living: Thoughts from Mark Daniels: The Pictures in Our Minds: "People often tell me that they’re not creative or imaginative in any way. “I’m no visionary,” they say laughingly. But that isn’t true. One of the things that most distinguishes our species from the others on this planet is that we all have these pictures in our minds. We have a remarkable capacity to envision the future, be it the evening ahead or what we want to do for retirement.

Some of our pictures have been painted by others and imposed upon us. Others of our own composition enslave us and keep us from being all we could be. Some annoy us and some inspire. Some excite us and lead us to do wonderful things."