Image Versus Imagination   If you're like most people, you probably woke up this morning; got out of bed; brushed your teeth; clip, trim, & shaved all necessary areas; shower, lotion & oiled yourself up; put on some makeup (for those of you who wear it); fixed your hair, & sprayed/splashed on some cologne or perfume, & of course ... you're wearing your best outfit. Soon after, you're out the door to engage the world again. You put yourself through a lot to clean & beautify your outer body ... but how clean & beautiful is your inner body? Some of you may take additional steps to enhance your outer body by being more nutritionally conscious of what you eat; going to the gym & workout, or jog a few miles to increase the strength & endurance of your outer body. You put yourself through a lot to improve the strength & stamina of your outer body ... but how strong & durable is your inner body? Your outer body is clean & beautiful; strong & durable. Along with your looks, you got the possessions & status - you got the trifecta. Certainly your outer image meets the world standard of beauty, success, &   power --- right? So why are you so miserable? Praise from the World is a curse. You got praised; now you're cursed. In actuality, the World didn't praise you; it praised your image. Hold on wait a minute; in true actuality your image isn't really yours; it belongs to the World. The World created & set the standard of image - meaning the World owns the copyrights, patents, licenses, & trademarks to image. There's a price to pay if you desire to use & wear the World's image. The price is  ... you must become a slave to "expectations" - the curse. You are expected to carry the responsibility of maintaining the appearance, possessions, & status of the world's image. When you fail to carry out your responsibilities, you lose recognition & acceptance - becoming invisible & non-existent to the World. Many in mankind's history who wore the image fell victim to the curse. As a result, those victims took themselves down destructive directions; often times leading to their death, &/or the death of others. For many of those people, the only thing they wanted was to escape; escape from the weight of responsibilities - to be free from the curse. Some of these folks saw only one way out ... death. Other folks chose another way to cope with carrying the curse by using the image to abuse others with it (projecting arrogance & superiority towards others for example). The third option was to take off the World's image, & cease to exist to the World. That was no option for any of these folks; they saw that option as going back to being irrelevant, alone, & forgotten ... they rather die. Many who have it all are miserable; many who chase after it all are stressed. When you have it all, often times it's too heavy to carry: when you chase after it, it's too elusive for you to catch. "So what then ... how do I escape from my stress & misery, & live a free - fulfilled life?" you ask. It begins with you releasing yourself from chasing after, or carrying something that isn't yours or even fits you. Seek after a real & infinite power that is already yours ... your imagination - "Image-Nation".   Image-Nation's capacity & power exceeds far beyond the reach of Image's capacity & power. What power enabled humanity to travel across the waters to explore lands foreign to their own - image or imagination? What power enabled humanity to travel across the lands to explore greater distances of terrain within a shorter period of time - image or imagination? What power enabled humanity to travel across the lands & water to explore the entire planet within a shorter period of time - image or imagination?   As mentioned earlier ... Image-Nation has a greater reach in allowing you to explore what you imagine. Step into the nation of the collective conscious & you will find the answers you seek. Spread the Word!    (check my blog)