I realize there are many people, you may be one of them, who say they can’t visualize. They feel anxious if they’re asked to visualize.
“I can’t visualize…” they cry desperately. “I just can’t see or imagine things…”
I understand. I was like that too. I just didn’t understand what visualization is all about. The truth is, everyone can visualize. You want the proof?
Has your spouse, your parents, or your child ever come late? And you just couldn’t contact them at that time? Were you worried? Felt a bit tense? Sweat a little?
If you felt any of those anxieties then, my friend, you visualized at that time. You can visualize!
“No, I don’t believe it!” They argued. “I just felt a bit discomfort that time.”
Well, don’t you feel discomfort because you imagined something bad happen to your spouse, parents or child who came late and couldn’t be contacted? Isn’t imagination the same as visualization?
You just didn’t realize that you visualized
Still not convinced that you can visualize?
Let’s do this simple visualization exercise then.
Close your eyes. Now think about a big yellow lemon. You take it out from your fridge. It feels cold. Peel the lemon. Hmm… Its juice squirts on your hand. Taste the peeled lemon with your tongue. What does it taste? Yuck, very sour.
Do you feel your saliva in your mouth? It tastes sour? How come? It’s only in your imagination. You don’t even actually taste it.
That’s, my friend, the power of visualization! And you just did one of visualization techniques, internalizing. It means seeing images in your mind’s eye.