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Positive Imagination: A Foundation Piece on The Boulevard to Equity

Michelle Sherman • Jul 05, 2020

This VAST Competency greases the wheels of brilliance in your most complex areas of problem solving

 

The VAST Institute is dedicated to expediting the illumination of humankind.

To do that …we must awaken to our unity as a species on this planet, at this time.

 

To do that… we must first decide that it is possible.

 

Then, if we are willing, we need to replenish our minds and develop the practice of Positive Imagination. Let me explain…

 

On the road towards social justice and racial equity, solutions are required to heal and honor the past as we transcend the cultural norms to which we were accustomed. Our lives have been changed. To achieve our loftiest goals,with the least drama and crisis, possessing a strong and vibrant positive imagination significantly benefits us.

 

Positive Imagination is a hybrid of optimism and critical thinking.
It generates enhanced outcomes in life, as well as masterful insights from traditionally uncomfortable situations.

 


This is one of the
VAST Core Competencies.

 

Life is uncomfortable, so knowing how to optimize outcomes while still feeling uncertain is the hallmark of genius and a brave person.

 

Your positive imagination is a foundational piece in the accomplishment of goals in two regards: it affords us perspective on a past we may never have considered possible, while improving our ability to devise ingenious solutions that correct past indignities by enriching the lives of those harmed.

 

Those who possess this skill reside on the cutting edge of human innovation .
This skill set will help us imagine the world we want to leave to our loved ones. Perhaps I can begin to imagine a more loving and civilized human family joyfully, living peacefully on this planet. There goes my positive imagination again! Feels good to imagine. Learn how to strengthen your positive imagination by
Kindling the Flame .

 

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