Guest Author - Debbie Striker
Advertising agencies spend billions of dollars each year to reach into our subconscious minds through the images they produce. How often do you think about the images that surround you on a daily basis? How important are those images and what messages are they sending to your subconscious?
There are studies being conducted all the time about how certain colors effect our moods and how certain images create emotional reactions in people. Sales groups all over the world work hard to make sure their product lines have appealing images to make you want to buy their products instead of their competitors. If we give the same thought and attention to our individual environments, we can create a space that nurtures us and supports our dreams.
The good news is that we don’t have to spend billions to create the perfect space, we just need to be more aware of what images are already in our environment and consider whether or not they are providing us with the desired subconscious messages.
The images that surround you aren’t just limited to the artwork on your wall. They include things you may not think much about like the clutter you may have around your home or studio. When things are cluttered, people tend to feel a bit disorganized themselves and are less productive. Cleaning and organizing an area can give you more space in your room as well as in your mind.
Look around you very carefully and really see what’s in your home or studio. Are there things that you haven’t noticed in a while? When we see the same images over and over on a daily basis, we tend to not notice them much on a conscious level, but our subconscious is always aware that they exist. Our eyes take in huge amounts of data every second, so our brains filter the things it thinks we need to be aware of and the everyday “stuff” gets stored for later use.
Take a moment and try to picture a room other than the one you are currently in. Make it a room where you spend a lot of time. How many details of that room can you remember? Just for fun you may want to write down everything you can remember. Then go into that room and see what things you remembered and what things you have completely forgotten about. This is a great way to notice the things you no longer notice.
Making a conscious effort to bring images into our space that represent the things and feelings we’d like to be surrounded by is a simple way to help manifest those things more fully into our lives.
