Follow Your Dreams

Everyone has dreams that arrive unannounced, and stay with us throughout the years - the dreams that come from the voice of the heart. No matter how old or disillusioned we become, there are still things we want to do, places we want to go and the kind of person we want to be. Heart doesn't use words, of course; it communicates with us by feelings.

The secret of being true to yourself is to march to the beat of your inner drummer. No matter how independent we pretend to be, we all march to the beat of some drum, so it may as well be the true one. Going where this drummer leads is not always something we look forward to. Sometimes, it seems we are being guided into dark and icky places. Yet, since these places are inside of you, they must be yours, since there is only you inside your body.

Erica Jong observed that "Everyone has dreams, but few have the courage to follow into the dark places where they lead us." It is in these "dark places" that the energy of our power, healing and happiness lays. These places are not really dark at all. As children, we were given the message they are "off limits" for one reason or another. Usually, these reasons are other peoples' prejudices, hangups or issues - we interpreted their opinions as "dark," and so the mystery began.

There is only you in your body, along with your thoughts, feelings and spirituality. Many of us are afraid to look inside, as if we will find... who-knows-what. When, out of desperation, I finally looked inside, I found only myself. It was quite the anticlimax, really. And in this "dark" part of me, I found what needed to be healed, so I could live my dreams. Resolve to explore your dark side. It is way brighter in there than you can imagine.

There is no magic to living a happy, serene and prosperous life. We need dreams to pull us through the rough spots, and propel us toward the good stuff. Dreams give us reasons for carrying on when no end is in sight. And I've found I usually can't see the end because I have another corner to turn first! Dream on!

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