Ivy SeaZine - The 'Limited Vision' Problem (and the Antidote)

What's the difference between a life of fear and a life of possibility? It's a pretty big difference.

Yes, it's time to come alive, throw off the shackles, and move into a greater sense of connectedness and expansiveness. Just imagine … in a good way.

One of my favorite bits of wisdom comes from Ernest Holmes, when he reminds us to "Never limit your view of life by any past experience. The possibility of life is inherent within the capacity to imagine what life is..."

Holmes, like many others, realized just how powerful and vital imagination, intuition, and a connection with heart-and-soul is to our quality of life, and our capacity to fully align with and live our purpose.

When we imagine the worst, and allow fear or an over-focus on outside circumstances to cloud and shrink our vision, we unwittingly separate ourselves from the flow of life, from what has heart and meaning for us, and we cloud and shrink our experience as a result. There's so much more available, at any moment.

I've learned this the hard way, needing to shift from a wonderful but over-emphasized analytical capacity, which contributed to imbalance, fear-focus, and disconnection in my life, to a remembering of my intuitive and imaginal gifts, which restores a sense of magic, joy, meaning, and connection.

The power of our imagination is behind every example of creativity, genius, and true innovation, great and small. Our capacity to conceive of a thing, to envision it, precedes our capacity to awaken within ourselves and animate around us all that's needed to bring the vision to life.

Fully engaged in these gifts, we feel a new sense of life, joy, and wonder. Our dance with Life takes on a fresh, new momentum and purpose!

While imagination itself has gotten shrink-wrapped in our consumer culture, propelled by fear as it is (particularly in 'challenging times'), it's a natural capacity that can be reawakened, nurtured into new activity -- just like our capacity for intuition!

Do you know what the 'payoff' is for taking off the shrink-wrap of limited vision and low expectation, and of exercising our atrophied imagination and intuition? When we set the intention, make the effort, and stay attuned, the potential payoff can be life-changing: an expanded sense of possibility, new 'solutions' to seemingly intractable 'problems', increased intuition and synchronicity, a greater sense of calm and spaciousness, renewed momentum and meaning, and more.

Ivy Sea shares a variety of approaches and practices for moving from limited vision to awakened imagination and intuition, a sense of connection, and a more authentic expansive vision and expression.

Start with 'About Jamie and Ivy Sea' or "Programs & Services' for connection to tailored individual tele-sessions, organizational project consultations, online self-study resources, and audio- and tele-classes and other inspiring offerings.

Wishing you very well -- I'll look forward to hearing from you, and helping you to clear the blocks and expand your vision of what's possible!

Jamie Walters,
Clarity & Inspiration Catalyst, Transformation-Guide, Author, and Founder, Ivy Sea

including the new article on 'The Energy of Change'.

What gets in the way of traditional change and communication approaches and efforts?

What does an awareness of 'the energy behind it' have to do with more effective, skillful communication and change?

How can you navigate (or surf!) communication and change more effectively?

"Our firm had a great year last year, and sales
and revenues are up this year. I trace our current
success to the work I did with you to clarify my vision."

"There is a better way ... and Jamie Walters'
research and insights provide the light and inspiration."

"As a result of my work with Ivy Sea, I opened
to new frontiers that I couldn’t even imagine before. "

"...Jamie is a joy to work with. If you have the
opportunity to do so, I recommend you don’t miss the chance."

Words, thoughts, beliefs, and intentions are all much more powerful than we've realized. They literally bring experience to life. That's positively magical. Or it can be.

It's a very powerful alchemy to shift your perspective, clarify your vision, refine your communication and authentic-marketing, and power-up forward-momentum -- and it's an alchemy that we at Ivy Sea are very familiar with, not just from 'intellectual knowledge' but from our own real-world experience.

Send us an email at info 'at' ivysea 'dot' com or leave a voicemail message at 415 - 752 - 6317 to explore and schedule a tele-consultation, an insight-session or mentoring-series, or arrange for a more indepth project consultation.

May you find the courage of your convictions, follow the 'still small voice within', dive into the Well of Wisdom, and find treasures beyond your most delightful imagining!

If we can support you on your path and provide the lantern of illumination to guide and inspire you, let us know.

Sincerely,
Jamie S. Walters
Founder, Ivy Sea
Creatrix and Publisher, Ivy Sea Online & the Sophia's Children Blog
Author, Big Vision, Small Business (Berrett-Koehler Publishers)