I didn't realise this re-imagining your life was an actual technique! I started doing that about 15 years ago, and it's basically where my Katrina story originated. Basically it's a case of 'if you could go back in time knowing what you know now, what would you do' - obviously applied to your personal life (I don't mean going back in time and assassinating perceived bad guys, fun though that idea is, in a Tarantino-esque way). It's also why I'm perpetually fascinated by parallel worlds and alternate histories.
Although it can remove blocks as suggested, it often makes one realise that so much of what happens to us is out of our own hands, and dependent on the actions of others. For good or ill (in my case, mostly for ill). But even that realisation is a good one, because you can suddenly tell yourself the truth that 'it wasn't my fault'. It also helps us analyse the course of our lives, understand how or why this or that happened, let some stuff go, and move on.
So I can well believe this is a positive meditation technique.
And you definitely had me believing that bit of your story!
Yeah it's interesting, isn't it? I think pretending that things were how they weren't is a bit silly, but giving yourself the perception of a certain outcome, so your subconscious believes it's possible? Maybe worth a shot... I don't know. Have you ever had any positive outcomes from practicing this technique? On the websites, they recommend doing it by meditation, not writing alternate histories.
My writing and my meditation is often sort of the same thing, as I write in my head first before getting to the writing it down stage, so it kind of has the same effect.
The other aspect is that I always try and make sure that all the writing, in terms of the plot etc., is realistic, in the sense that ‘it could happen’ - there’s no physical or psychological reason why it couldn’t, that’s to say. If it’s not believable after all, and the reader thinks ‘that couldn’t happen’ or ‘that would never have happened’ then you’ve sort of lost them (same applies for movies etc.).
In terms of positive outcomes, I would say it’s in a more general way, in the sense of my overall attitude and level of positivity, if that makes sense? Nothing really specific. Although I do still play through specific scenarios in my head. Like ‘what would happen if I wrote such and such and sent it to such and such a place’. Some people might call it maladaptive daydreaming of course…
Omg I literally believed you! It was like a hazy memory, thinking I don’t remember that, but then, cool, glad we got that far. Was going to ask you what the song was bc I’ve forgotten
Wow that's a huge compliment! Well, it was just a tiny bit of embellishment, I guess. And I did have that weird deja vu happen when I wrote about us performing in Sydney and then our glorious return to Melbourne.
So maybe in another dimension. Or maybe it's not too late!
Please! I'd love to know. The stuff I found about the revision technique seemed quite bizarre. They say you can actually rewrite the past, which is obviously not true. But I think the real idea is to convince your subconscious that the thing happened. I'll follow up if anything happens for me too 😁
I didn't realise this re-imagining your life was an actual technique! I started doing that about 15 years ago, and it's basically where my Katrina story originated. Basically it's a case of 'if you could go back in time knowing what you know now, what would you do' - obviously applied to your personal life (I don't mean going back in time and assassinating perceived bad guys, fun though that idea is, in a Tarantino-esque way). It's also why I'm perpetually fascinated by parallel worlds and alternate histories.
Although it can remove blocks as suggested, it often makes one realise that so much of what happens to us is out of our own hands, and dependent on the actions of others. For good or ill (in my case, mostly for ill). But even that realisation is a good one, because you can suddenly tell yourself the truth that 'it wasn't my fault'. It also helps us analyse the course of our lives, understand how or why this or that happened, let some stuff go, and move on.
So I can well believe this is a positive meditation technique.
And you definitely had me believing that bit of your story!
Yeah it's interesting, isn't it? I think pretending that things were how they weren't is a bit silly, but giving yourself the perception of a certain outcome, so your subconscious believes it's possible? Maybe worth a shot... I don't know. Have you ever had any positive outcomes from practicing this technique? On the websites, they recommend doing it by meditation, not writing alternate histories.
My writing and my meditation is often sort of the same thing, as I write in my head first before getting to the writing it down stage, so it kind of has the same effect.
The other aspect is that I always try and make sure that all the writing, in terms of the plot etc., is realistic, in the sense that ‘it could happen’ - there’s no physical or psychological reason why it couldn’t, that’s to say. If it’s not believable after all, and the reader thinks ‘that couldn’t happen’ or ‘that would never have happened’ then you’ve sort of lost them (same applies for movies etc.).
In terms of positive outcomes, I would say it’s in a more general way, in the sense of my overall attitude and level of positivity, if that makes sense? Nothing really specific. Although I do still play through specific scenarios in my head. Like ‘what would happen if I wrote such and such and sent it to such and such a place’. Some people might call it maladaptive daydreaming of course…
Omg I literally believed you! It was like a hazy memory, thinking I don’t remember that, but then, cool, glad we got that far. Was going to ask you what the song was bc I’ve forgotten
🤯🤯🤯😅😅
Wow that's a huge compliment! Well, it was just a tiny bit of embellishment, I guess. And I did have that weird deja vu happen when I wrote about us performing in Sydney and then our glorious return to Melbourne.
So maybe in another dimension. Or maybe it's not too late!
I can’t wait to try it! I’ll let you know how it went 😊
Please! I'd love to know. The stuff I found about the revision technique seemed quite bizarre. They say you can actually rewrite the past, which is obviously not true. But I think the real idea is to convince your subconscious that the thing happened. I'll follow up if anything happens for me too 😁