Dream On

Life is a Dream.  In life, we are always in relationship. Whether it is to another person, an animal friend, an object or the empty sky. Reality is the world as it is.  It’s whole, the sum parts of all existance.  To be in it we must be in the present moment.

The challenge is our brains are most often generating what we think is our experience before we even live it.  The truth, how we understand life to be in often a quest.  Until we settle down into mindful awareness and curiosity to the experience of the One.  It’s not really something the brain can wrap it’s mindset around. It’s a surrender.  It’s a giving up of the ego’s need to exist.

We are fortunate to awaken out of the dream.  But many of us actually enjoy the dream as well.  It’s part of the earth’s gift to human beings.  It’s an experience. Either way, becoming aware of illusion, the  noticing of the dream state is helpful if you want to navigate life with more ease.

In the dream state, there are many glimpses. Signs so to speak. When these signs come into your life. Listen. Pay attention. For example, recently I had a deep loss. The heart hurt deeply.  Inside, I felt broken apart.  I still do although I am feeling a bit better every day. 

Anyway, just as I was walking toward the physical place of my avoidance of feeling this all, a beautiful butterfly appeared.  Black with turquoise wings on top.  The colors associated with the horse I lost recently.  My heart horse.  It just stood in front of me flapping it’s wings until I was ready to leave.  At that time, I felt my horse’s life all around me.  I woke up to his joy and his freedom. I felt it inside me as well. This happened with the same type of butterfly 4 times with me and those close by.

I know this can sound like a dream.  Part of it is the dream in which we all live. But the essence of love and interconnection inside opened and freed me as well with each sign that showed me the way.  I am still in the midst of grief.  But reality is showing me out the dream by keeping my focus on the signs.  Yet, the signs are from reality poking through the dream.  So pay attention.

I think, being human is very tough.  I suppose that is my belief I came into with this life.  At the same time, it is miraculous, so precious yet fragile.  It’s eternal spiritually but just a speck of temporary sand in the physical world.  This life in these skins in which we live are full of potential.  Life is what we make out of it, and also in how we treat others.

Enjoy this dream world.  It’s an adventure.  But if you want to wake up out of the suffering, it’s essention to set an intention, then pay attention, and open the door by being yourself.  Your real self.

Sharon Hartnett CST-D

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www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com