How to Save Your Own Life

“Building this house saved my life!”

-      Richard Ure

How to Save Your Own Life

The room we were sitting in was new, fresh and beautiful.  There was a huge wooden desk in the corner, gleaming white wainscoting on the walls and plush carpet on the floor.  The newness of everything was also made obvious as a result of the custom pieces of art that were sitting on the floor and leaning against the white, high-gloss walls.  Within the wall in front of me, and to the right was a beautiful fireplace that matched the fire I could see in the eyes of my host, Richard.

It was good to see fire in Richard’s eyes again.  You see, he’s been struggling with his health for the past ten years or so.  Yet, he’s already out lived the predictions of his doctors.  That’s because they only look at the lab reports about the health of his heart.  They don’t look deeper into the heart of his soul.

“I love your new home!” I said.

“You know,” Richard replied, “building this house saved my life!”

How did taking on the task of designing and building a new house restore vigor and health to Richard’s life?  One would think that such a large and stressful project would be more than a person with an unhealthy heart could take on and be successful with.  But, looking more deeply into the building process reveals a universal secret for living vibrantly.

Before the plans were drawn and the building began to be constructed, Richard created everything within his mind.  He chose to create his new home in thought.  This essential, life giving action, is the first step to take when a person chooses to actively create their own future.  But it isn’t the last.  As you proceed, keep in mind that there are two other steps you need to take to bring your vision into the physical now.  It isn’t enough to hold your plan within your mind. 

When Richard built his house, the next step he took, after mental creation, was to put his vision on paper, or computer.  The point is that this next step must be copying the vision from your mind and putting it onto something that’s physical.  This is essential because it allows your mind to see that your vision is going to be real in the physical world.  It is literally a blueprint, containing all of the exact, small and large details that will allow you to follow a clear path to the fulfillment of your dream.  I call this the “it will be” phase.

The fulfillment of your dream is the final physical creation.  It’s when you look at the plans and follow them to completion.  This is the “it is phase.”  It is where the complete mental creation becomes fully physical in the now.  It’s when all the colors, materials, attributes or whatever you’ve imagined become one with you.  It is a blending of the past, present and future.   It is the truth of your creation process.

In truth, this essential creation process has the ability to create and change your life.  If you will follow its steps in perfect detail and never vary, it will absolutely work for you.  I’ve seen it happen over and over again.  It’s how you can save your own life, if you’re struggling, and it will make a good life turn into an amazing life if you apply it.  This is how you can live the life you’ve dreamed about; look deep into the heart of your own soul and live!