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Imagination: could Help Your Child to Success
Author: Susan Lancaster  | Posted: 13-03-2008 | Comments: 0 | Views: 3 | Rating: (50)  (?) 
Imagination
Much has been written about famous men and women who have achieved success in spite of hardship and difficult childhoods. We admire them for what they have achieved, seemingly from nothing.
Imagination is something inherent in everyone but successful people have used their imagination to motivate themselves to succeed. How did they do this? Very simply, by using an event or situation that appeared in their daily lives. In their mind they turned that subject into something they wanted to believe in, so they could recall it again and again.
For example, every young child who sees Peter Pan would like to think that they, too, can ‘fly’ like the boy who never grew up. After parents put a stop to the actual flying, the children then go on to imagine flying and other situations involving Peter Pan, Captain Hook and the Crocodile, etc. Children build these situations into their imagination so they have a clear picture in their mind of what they would like to see.
Other children might decide that if they cannot fly like Peter Pan, then they are not going to follow through on anything associated with the play, so the story and the meaning are soon forgotten. This may change if there is encouragement by parents, family, friends and teacher
For example, a friend of mine, when she was young , started to copy the actions of famous people. She consciously incorporated some of their character traits into her everyday living. This practice did not catapult her to fame, but she did develop a strong and sensuous personality which has been very beneficial to her in work and relationships.
There are a myriad of ways to encourage this creative power called imagination, through events in everyday living such as: books, films, television programs, discussions, trips, sightseeing, socializing, the theatre – the list is endless. Definitely one of the most popular ways to encourage the creative visions in a young person is through books. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis exposes young readers to a story rich in adventure and belief. Perhaps not immediately, but sometime in the future, the reader may think seriously about the message of love, support and belief in God contained in this book and will be able to draw on it.
In another set of adventure books called Hell’s Gate Trilogy, a young person has the opportunity to see how belief affects their every day lives. This is demonstrated by the extraordinary adventures three young people fall into and the three angels/animals who accompany them. These books are set in three different places in the world and in one adventure the youngsters travel through time. There is plenty of opportunity for readers to use their imagination in these books.
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About the Author:Susan Lancaster.
Susan lives on Vancouver Island in Canada. She had plenty of practice writing when she was a management consultant until a disabling accident turned her life upside down. She could no longer travel so she turned to writing from home. Her first book, The Frog Snogger's Guide, helped many people in their struggles to get along with people they didn't like! She then started to write a young adult fiction book with exciting adventure content and a subtle Christian theme running through it. This book and the unusual characters she created became The Diamond Talisman.
The characters continued to fascinate Susan and it wasn't long before the other two books followed, The Caves & The Skull and Hell's Gate. These books became Hell's Gate Trilogy.
Susan has also written two booklets; one about the lack of self confidence and the other about good manners. Another booklet is on the way outlining questions about weight problems.
Susan invites you to visit her current websites at
http://www.hellsgatetrilogy.com and http://www.snosrappublishing.com.
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