Worrying Is the Worst Way to Use Your Imagination

Today someone said, “Worrying is the worst way to use your imagination,” and that’s easily the best thing I’ve heard all week.

Like most people, I have a part that worries. Worries about my kids, my work, the world…

Sometimes it will create a future that doesn’t exist — a worst-case scenario. Usually to try to keep me safe. If it can imagine what could happen, then I can make a plan for it and protect myself.

The fascinating thing is that the same imagination that can create fear is also one of our greatest tools for healing.

Through my work as a therapist and an energy healer, I know the power of imagination. Like Carl Jung, I know it is a bridge between the conscious and unconscious mind.

It’s through imagination that we can connect with younger parts of ourselves, unresolved events, and activate memory reconsolidation.

Memory reconsolidation occurs when an emotional memory is reactivated. For a brief period, that memory becomes changeable. If you have a new emotional experience that contradicts the old learning, your brain can update the emotional meaning of that memory. The facts may stay the same, but the emotional burden can change.

So, just for today, can you imagine a different ending? Picture yourself responding differently. You can be your own greatest healer.

Love, Jen 🪷

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