Big dreamers realize that giving and receiving are best done in balance. They practice restraint, allowing space for the space where true creation and original thought occur.

Many of us are skilled at exerting our will and effort to make something happen, but the ability to pause, to be patient and receptive, allows for something else, something unexpected or even unknown. When we rush in to control a situation, we may feel empowered but when we allow life to naturally unfold, the outcome is often greater than we could ever imagine.

There is such a thing as Divine Will and our ability to partner personal will with Divine Will is a higher state of consciousness. Receptivity and the ability to surrender allows for miracles to manifest.

Albert Einstein said, "There are only two ways to live your life, one is as though nothing is a miracle, and the other is as though everything is a miracle."

Timing is a tricky element when it comes to manifesting. Visionaries are able to wait rather than quickly assert their agenda. They trust enough to relax and although they have strong intentions, even desires, they are able to hold these spaciously.

Having appeared in Beyond the Secret, I am often asked about the Law of Attraction. Although I am not a proponent of "just waiting" for things to happen, trusting life to unfold in its own timing is a skill to master. As they say in the vineyards, "No wine before it's time."

Do you live primarily as a problem solver or as a creative force? Visionaries understand that it is more powerful to move toward what you want than away from what you don't want. They also realize that both creation and destruction serve. True creation is about creating from nothing, not just fixing what's wrong or improving what's unpleasant.

If you don't consider yourself a creator, try a few of these on: Do you in any way: generate, produce, invent, design, establish, originate, conceive craft, build, fashion, produce, initiate, establish, construct or destroy? Do you dream and act on your dreams? Perhaps it's challenging for us to think of ourselves as creators because if our lives aren't exactly the way we want, we can blame someone or something else. Taking responsibility for our lives can be a source of great freedom or a burden. You choose. I invite you to live as a visionary and explore what it means to live as a creator.