1. LISTENING SKILL
(ON HOT AIR BALLOON - MOTIVATION)
(FOR REALIZE YOUR DREAM)
BY
SUMIT CHITTE (ROLL NO. 6220)
2. Take a deep breath and make yourself comfortable. As you close your eyes, imagine
that you are lying in your bed and snuggling under your covers. You feel pleasantly
warm and drowsy. You stretch your arms and legs as you take a deep breath...breathe
in and then slowly let the air flow out again. Just let yourself be quiet and listen to
what I describe so that you can experience it as if you are really there.
As you continue to snuggle in your bed, imagine that you are looking up at the
ceiling. But instead of the ceiling, you see a rainbow of colors, red, orange, yellow,
green, blue, and violet. The colors seem to blend into one another almost as if they
were drawn on silk and gently swaying in a soft breeze. As you continue to look at
these colors, you begin to notice that instead of a ceiling, there is a brightly colored
hot air balloon attached to your bed. And your bed is resting in the basket of the
balloon. On the outside of the basket are several ropes hanging down.
And instead of windows by your bedside, you look directly up into the sky and see
great billowy rain clouds. As you lie in the basket of the balloon feeling very warm
and cozy, a very gentle rain begins to fall. You can hear the pitter-patter of the
raindrops falling on the balloon. You see the rivulets of water scurrying down the
sides of the balloon. However, even as this gentle rain falls, you can see the rays of
the sun peaking through the clouds. The sunshine makes the raindrops sparkle like
diamonds. It is so magical just fully experiencing this gentle rain shower snuggling
under your warm covers.
As you inhale deeply, you can smell the fresh, wet air. It smells so clean and
refreshing. You exhale slowly feeling the gentle relaxation flowing through your body.
Allowing yourself to fully focus on the experience of this rain shower while you
slowly inhale, and exhale. Soon, just as suddenly as the rain started, it stops. You see a
few stray raindrops flowing down the side of the balloon sparkling in the sunshine.
You see them drip onto the basket.
As you continue to snuggle in your bed breathing slowly, you notice that the balloon
starts moving. You can feel the gentle sway as the basket lifts off the ground.
You feel warm rays of the sun shining down on your head...The muscles in your face
relaxing in the warmth...your face and neck and shoulders feel so relaxed and
comfortable...You feel the warm relaxation flowing down your body, all the way to
your feet. You feel so comfortable and relaxed, so safe and secure in your bed.
As the balloon floats up into the sky, you notice all the colors of the balloon flowing
across the sky, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. As you delight in this
beautiful flow of colors, you begin to realize that you are seeing a rainbow that
embraces the entire sky. The balloon floats up and up to the rainbow and soon you
become immersed in the rainbow itself. You feel each color of the rainbow flowing
through you. Each color is unique and brings a special experience with it. Allow
3. yourself to experience fully the red, the orange, the yellow, the green, the blue, and
the violet of the rainbow. Soak up each delicious color and the experience it provides.
As the balloon continues to float through the rainbow, you see the rainbow reaching
across the sky until you see that at the end of the rainbow is the fabled pot of gold—of
riches. But what makes a person rich isn't the same for everybody. Think of the pot of
gold as your dreams and desires for yourself. What you want your life to be. What
will make you happy. This can be different for different people. And it can be different
at different points in your life. Sometimes it may be more immediate goals and
sometimes it can be something far into the future.
Think of what you are good at. By examining your talents you can develop realistic
achievable dreams. Usually we like the things we are good at. Think about how you
can improve. How can you achieve what you want? Try on your dreams. Imagine
what it is like. This part is often easier—to let yourself dream and fully experience
your desires for your life.
However, the difference between people who succeed with their dreams and those
who don't is often due to developing the steps to achieve the dream.
So now, think about what you can do to get there.
Achieving dreams may not be easy. People who succeed risk failure and may even fail
many times. But they keep trying. They focus on their dream, they believe in the
dream and they believe in themselves. And they continue to strive for their dreams, no
matter the obstacles.
You can achieve what you want, too. But you need to look at more than the dream
itself. You need to look at the steps that can get you there. After you have fully
visualized your dream, think of what immediately preceded that dream. What was the
last thing you did before that dream was realized? Once you have that in your mind,
continue backwards in your mind imagining what occurred just before that. And then
what occurred before that. And before that. Eventually you will be able to imagine all
the steps you need to take to realize your dream.
You may not have all the steps right now but when you return to a wakeful state you
can write down the steps that you have discovered. Each time you listen to this you
may be able to add more steps to your plan to achieve your dream. Soon you will
know the steps and you can take your first step down the path to your dreams.
Dreams are possible if you are willing to take the risk and pursue them. Each person
who succeeds starts with the step they can do today. You don't become a world-class
athlete or the owner of a successful business by luck. You achieve your dreams by
taking the step you can take today. That step can even be developing the steps. But
4. once you have your plan, all you need to do is to take the next step. And to persist.
Keep trying no matter what happens.
So as you look into the pot of gold at the end of rainbow, you realize that all your
dreams are within your reach. You just need to be willing to pursue them no matter
what. As the balloon begins to float back the way you came, you snuggle deep into
your bed, breathing slowly as you drift in and out of very pleasant dreams.
You sleep a very restful and refreshing sleep until you gently wake up whenever you
are ready
