Some people are really busy with a lot of focus and ability to follow through and commit to projects, usually following procedures and keeping the general order of the way things are, not typically breaking momentum for new ideas.
Since everyone is unique, it makes sense that there is shown a grand difference in the levels of focus and imagination people use in day-to-day life.
Finding a suitable balance for you between the inventive right and logical
left parts of the brain is a way forward. Once you start tapping into your
well of endless potential ideas, you will also need to focus on your ability
to execute. How else will those ideas travel into the world so people can benefit?
Let’s throw a stereotype out there and give you an example of a Hippie lifestyle: Imagine you are only using the right side of your brain in life. You
are an incredibly creative and passionate person, a traveller, exploring the
world and coming up with lots of original cool stuff, not really using your
left, more logical side, of the brain. Because of this, these things you create
are, therefore, not being shared widely with the broader community – who
are sure to benefit from your experiences.
Studies show that sudden insights cause strong sparks (pulses) in the
right side of the brain. Your spark is a unique event each time, in your mind.
There are things in this world that have not been realised yet, and only your sparks can put them here. The more you practice and develop your skills with training, reading, collaborating, and through tapping into what intrinsically drives you, the better your contribution to this world could be.
Engaging in the creative process around something you love can help you feel you’re truly engaged with your environment, workmates, and family.
This may mean taking risks and sacrificing some comforts, but you will have plenty of time to try and get comfortable when you are too old to walk. I’m sure Bronnie Ware, an Australian palliative care nurse, would agree.
Bronnie has counselled many people in their last dying days, developing close relationships with them. This resulted in raw, honest conversations about life and death, including what the patients wished they had done differently.
Her blog ‘The Top Five Regrets of the Dying’ went viral, which then prompted her to write a book in which the most common regret of all is this: I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
“When people realise that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made. Health brings a freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it.”
