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How do you react when you hear that question?
Do you stop, look within, and think about who you want to be, and what you want out of life?
Or do you get defensive, expecting another self-proclaimed expert to tell you how to fix your life?
My life’s not perfect.
I’d like to find/strengthen, or develop [...]
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Living Dreams
I love imagination, passion, and possibility.
Weave them together with a sprinkling of hope.
Dreams of a bright future will fill your heart and mind.
And dreams are the fuel that drives personal growth.
Do you think that you’re too old to dream?
Many people assume that only the young can dream.
Everyone has moments when they are [...]
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(What’s an affirmation poem? See the beginning of Affirmation Poem: Endless River of Living Fire)
MY DREAMS WALK BESIDE ME
Not a whisper,
lost in the wind.
Or a shadow
forgotten in the day’s sunlight.
Brighter than the light that greets dark eyes,
sharper than any sword,
endless as the space between stars.
MY DREAMS WALK BESIDE ME
Do I see,
the impossible?
Thirst,
for what I [...]
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Posted in LifeDreams, Plans & Action on Jan 9th, 2008
Afraid to Change
Are you afraid to change?
We all are.
It’s a side effect of the way our mind makes sense of the world.
Let me explain.
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Posted in Hiding From Yourself, LifeDreams on Nov 29th, 2007
Thought, Feeling, and Imagination
Many of us live with patterns of thought and feeling that ignite our fears. These patterns begin with habitual thoughts that are negative. We think about how we’ve been hurt before, and we drift into fear and anger. We think about all the things that could go wrong with a [...]
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Posted in LifeDreams on Jul 20th, 2007
Have You Ever Wanted to Be Powerful?
Have you every wanted to be powerful beyond measure?
Or, are you afraid of being too powerful, and abusing that power?
Or, do you simply feel unworthy of being powerful?
Marianne Williamson, in A Return to Love writes:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we [...]
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Posted in LifeDreams on Jun 20th, 2007
The Fantasy of the Hero
For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to be a hero.
I’ve loved myths, legends, science fiction, and comic books my whole life.
Sounds childish, right?
It’s easy to psychoanalyze a love of heroes, and dismiss it as a childish or neurotic desire to escape from reality.
Do I want to be [...]
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