another quote sent to me and i cherish this one immensely - i do believe there is a difference in "thinking positively" and "imagining" something - correct me if i am wrong SHINY but i would think there are two different thought processes with each of these actions
imagining something to me is putting yourself in a certain picture - thinking positive are just thoughts, no action required. to me there is more action involved with imagining than there is in in thinking positively
so i imagine a life 40 years from now - me and my husband sitting on our porch on our bentwood rockers surrounded by grandchildren - that is the mental picture i choose to be in my head at this time.
so naturally my mind and heart will be driven to that direction, bumps and bruises along the way, but the picture is there forever