Abundant Thought - The Great Way

Lesson 5

Idealization and Realization

The ideal must be formed clearly, held faithfully, and expressed through present action.

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Begin with the Text

Assigned reading

Chapters:
10 - Idealization
11 - Realization

Do not stop at visualization. Wattles joins the ideal with immediate action in the actual life you are living now.

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Chapter 10 - Idealization
Chapter 11 - Realization
Review

Who are you consenting to become?

  • Describe the highest version of yourself without asking permission from others.
  • Name one small action that would make that ideal visible today.
  • Identify where dreaming has replaced acting.
  • Write one sentence that treats the ideal as a current truth, not a distant fantasy.
Practice

One great action

Do one ordinary task as the person you are idealizing: calmly, thoroughly, generously, and with no need for applause.

Reflect

Journal prompt

Who do I feel called to become when I stop asking permission?