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Why Pay Attention to Dreams

There are many different perspectives on dreams.  Where they come from, what they mean, why you dream. Freud believed they are an opportunity for you to fulfill wishes that you cannot fulfill in your daily living.  Jung believed they are an opportunity for you to find psychological balance.  I think it is important to realize that there are different types of dreams.  There are dreams that seem to offer answers.  There are weird fragmented dreams.  There are lucid dreams.  There are prophetic dreams.  Some dreams may come up time and again for you. 

Do dreams come from residue from your day?  Do they come from the collective unconscious?  Do they come from God?  Or are they your spirit and soul trying to work out some things?  No one has the absolute answer.  Maybe dreams are created from a variety of these possibilities. 

Is every dream a message?  While many think so, I tend to feel that you can discover much for your dreams, but I am not sure each and every dream has a true message.  I think sometimes our spirit knows better than we do what needs to be worked out and maybe that is where those dreams that we will never figure out come from. 

So, why pay attention to your dreams?  Well, if you jot down notes about your dream, come back to it later, work through it creatively (such as writing a poem, writing a story, painting it, drawing images, etc), talk about it, and so on, you may very likely find a message.  You may begin to see repetitive patterns in your dreams.  You may be better able to release a bad dream.  You may realize you knew something before it happened.  And, if you can learn to lucid dream (knowing you are dreaming while you are dreaming), you may be able to guide your dreams in the direction you want.

Just remember that truly – you are the only one who can interpret your dreams!

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Ah, okay – another plug for our Dream Journal – It is a great tool to have at your fingertips when you wake from a dream.  It offers a place to make notes about your dreams as well as room to ponder them later.       

It's Okay

Sometimes you work and work on something.  When you finally think you are almost finished you realize that the end result is not what you expected.  You may feel frustration.  You may feel like throwing in the towel.  In fact, I just heard my husband at his desk, “Errrrr!”  He has been working all day on our podcast and, well…sometimes you just can’t expect perfection.  You just have to do the best you have to work with and go from there. 

Just know that it is okay to take a step back and walk away.  It is okay to take a break.  And, it is okay not to be perfect!  If your expectations are too high, you may create more stress than it is worth.  Open your arms and know that there is Divine love for you, and you don’t need to be perfect to receive it.    

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This is a great book!

I got this book for Christmas and read it in two days.  It was a page turner.  Kudos to Brendon Burchard!  This wonderful novel offers a truly inspiring story about loving your life and giving to those around you.    

by Brendon Burchard

Get this book on Amazon.

SING!

A couple of weeks back I was at my son's high school band concert.  As the choirs changed from one to the other the choir director turned the audience and said, "Raise your hand if you used to sing in a choir."  Then she asked, "How many of you still sing with a group?"  Only one or two out of the numerous, who had originally raised their hands, were still singing in a choir or group.  The choir director urged those not still singing to find a group to sing with.  She wanted to know why they had given up something the enjoyed. 

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Did you sing in the choir?  Are you singing now?  Why not?

Did you play an instrument?  Are you still playing?  Why not?

The things that bring us joy fill us with love, light, and energy!

Who are You?

AAAAA!  Uh oh, someone somewhere just looked in the mirror and wondered who in the hell he/she is!  Have you ever done that?  Honestly, even the best of us will most likely go through that at least once in this life.  Well, let me ask you a few quick questions.

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·         As a child or youth, did you have a dream?

·         What did you play with or do most often as a child?

·         Did you abandon that dream?

·         Have you stopped doing something you loved?

·         Are you happy?  NO!  I mean really are you happy?  At work? At home? In your relationship? With your health?

Reconnecting with your true self, your spirituality and the Divine energy can change your life.  Are you ready?

Happy New Year!

Today is the start of a whole new year.  For many this is a time to make change.  Don’t be afraid to do just that!  You have a new calendar to start fresh with.  Mark off the days or check-mark them every evening before you go to bed.  This can be a chance for you to say, “I did it again today! YES!”