{"id":740,"date":"2026-02-21T18:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T18:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dansgeekstop.com\/blog\/?p=740"},"modified":"2026-02-21T18:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T18:09:59","slug":"imagination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dansgeekstop.com\/blog\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/imagination\/","title":{"rendered":"Imagination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:29%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/dansgeekstop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dont-Step-Outside-the-Box-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-739\" srcset=\"http:\/\/dansgeekstop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dont-Step-Outside-the-Box-1024x683.png 1024w, http:\/\/dansgeekstop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dont-Step-Outside-the-Box-300x200.png 300w, http:\/\/dansgeekstop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dont-Step-Outside-the-Box-768x512.png 768w, http:\/\/dansgeekstop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dont-Step-Outside-the-Box.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:71%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every time I think of imagination, I see (imagination, go figure) SpongeBob throw his arms wide with a rainbow between his hands: \u201cIMAGINATION!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All the usual lines people repeat about imagination<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Imagine that.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cCan you only imagine?\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cClose your eyes and imagine.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, don&#8217;t let that imagination step outside the box. Don&#8217;t go where society doesn&#8217;t want you to go.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imagination should never be restricted.  It should always be free to go where ever.  I am not talking about going to some sick corner where people are hurt. All though, in our anger. And I don&#8217;t care who you are. We have all been thee and done that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, lets see what the defination really is for imagination. Get ready for a dry, totally colorous deifnation that doesn&#8217;t even come close to how beautiful imagination can be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=6094bdfe284e5b6e&amp;sxsrf=ANbL-n6dY0GJAAjoAcwdlaFuFowPi3b2-w:1771689182736&amp;q=senses&amp;si=AL3DRZE8Uy6xRL8ZvZrZygCzBKm4ndeDwqIkAJy_864yWgP4oO7B38SEG9hyysmcR485tdl2ENj-0k6Xi1A6gQYtSX5SHBkqeg%3D%3D&amp;expnd=1&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjtsI7D-OqSAxVuLVkFHffPCxAQyecJegQIIBAQ\">senses<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That definition is what \u2018approved imagination\u2019 looks like. Neat, tidy, polite\u2026 and useless. Mine doesn\u2019t fit in that box. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every great idea or thought has come from people that did not restrict their imagination.  Everything from simple inventions to going to the moon.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is fantasy just another word for imagination? Maybe. But in my head, fantasy is imagination when it gets a little reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imagination says, \u201cI can see it.\u201d<br>Fantasy says, \u201cYeah\u2026 and I want it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Same cabin. Same fireplace. Same snow falling outside. The difference is whether I\u2019m just picturing it\u2026 or whether I\u2019m mentally packing my bags and trying to live in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chuckle, I stayed in the box on this one. I didn\u2019t go to the dark, kinky, sexual side of fantasy.<br>I deserve at least one gold star for restraint. Or, better yet\u2026 anyone want to come play with me and my imagination\/fantasies?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lot of people get so wrapped up in what today\u2019s society says is \u201cacceptable\u201d and \u201cunacceptable\u201d that they stop thinking for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And no, I\u2019m not just talking about sexual fantasies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you can imagine that \u201cvisitors\u201d might actually be real, suddenly you\u2019re a tin foil hatter.<br>If you can imagine doing something a different way, the response is: \u201cYeah\u2026 but that\u2019s not how it\u2019s done.\u201d<br>If you fantasize about trying something new with your partner, you keep your mouth shut because you\u2019re afraid you\u2019ll offend them, or worse, lose them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s the box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stop being afraid to step outside it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cThe box isn\u2019t safety. It\u2019s permission. And I\u2019m done asking.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cMost people don\u2019t have a lack of imagination. They have a fear of consequences.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I personally believe the world would be a whole lot better if people would relax, step out of the group-think for a minute, and drift off into their own imagination more often. If you\u2019re a reader like I am, you\u2019re living inside someone else\u2019s imagination, the author\u2019s. Same thing with movies and TV stories. You\u2019re living through somebody else\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well\u2026 stop the shit. Let <em>your<\/em> imagination loose. You might be surprised how much better you feel, and what you discover about yourself that you never knew was there. It takes time to let your imagination wander without restraints, without immediately yanking it back onto a leash. But trust me, it\u2019s worth the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, and by the way: yes, I have a vivid imagination, and I don\u2019t keep it locked in a box. And I can provide witnesses to that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the things I\u2019ve found out about my imagination: I\u2019ve tried to make real certain things I\u2019ve imagined. Everything from sexual fantasies to my writing here. I don\u2019t restrict myself anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At times, this has turned into projects. Into work. Developing new Windows applications where I looked at the accepted options and went, \u201cNope, I can do better.\u201d Or just: \u201cI\u2019ve got all these thoughts in my head, and I need to share them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I still like to put the tin foil hat on sometimes. I still like to drift into the imagination of others when I read. 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