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Threshold of a Dream

Moody Blues, from “Threshold of a Dream”: “When the white eagle of the north is flying overhead, the browns, reds and golds of autumn lie in gutters dead. Remember then, that summer birds with wings of fire, playing. Came to witness springs new hope, born of leaves, decaying. As new life will come from death, love will come with pleasure. Love of love, Love of Life, and giving, without measure. Gives in return a wondrous yearn of a promise almost seen. live hand in hand and together we'll stand on the threshold of a dream.”

We are all poised on the threshold of our deepest dreams. We recognize ourselves with our toes clinging to the cliff as we consider whether to jump, fly or stay where we are. What stops us from realizing our dreams? Our fears shape our behavior, motivations, and actions. These fears are SO deep and so strong that we don't even realize that the fears we have are actually shaping so much of our life. These fears cause us to look for validation outside of ourselves and we seek safety in people who think or act like we do. We can easily find our fears confirmed and validated by people anxious to sell a newspaper, magazine or make their TV show more exciting. The Truth is, listening to your fears may keep you safe, but it's a false safety rooted in a comfort zone that really doesn't match who you really are.

When we are driven by these deep, strong fears, something doesn't quite feel right in our life.  Our life doesn't match who we know we are inside, something big is missing. Sure we feel "safe" but we don't feel connected with life coursing through us. Maybe deep down we are terrified of people finding out who we really are? Maybe we are afraid that if people saw who we really are, we would be rejected or punished? Maybe we fear being truly creative? Maybe we fear that we’re not good enough, and we fear both failure and success? Meanwhile we get toe cramps, feel frozen and place a “nice” smile on our faces.

How do we know what to believe? How do we begin to develop trust in our guidance, trust in our feelings, and trust that the world we live in is filled with goodness? We can begin to work with this acronym Face Everything and Recover ourselves. And we can begin to explore what trust mean to us. Real safety comes when we trust ourselves, when we trust the Universe to always be guiding us forward. Then we know that we can handle any challenge that comes our way because it was uniquely designed by the Universe to lovingly take us on our next step forward.  Real safety comes from a Higher Energy that we feel supporting us. Fear keeps us in a self-imposed prison of restriction and inauthenticity. Fear keeps us playing small and in our comfort zone, that comfort zone that's really not all that comfortable. Who wants to die with toe cramps and a frozen smile on our faces?

Today I am lucky to have a place in my solar plexus that resounds with cheers when I am being myself and feeling free enough to jump from the cliff. Still, too often when my self-will drives me with unexplored fears, my face and toes hurt and I am definitely not in harmony with my Universe. Today I can choose more quickly to Face Everything and Recover myself. I begin to dance when I surrender my fears and go with the flow. Once I surrender I find a rhythm and follow it with absolute trust. What a dance! I am as close as I can be to be one with Nature. When I surrender my fears I sense unheard music made of all of Nature’s elements. I find my life is filled with more joy, more fun than I could ever imagine.

This week’s exercise is to write down your response to the following questions. Do you think that you may have held yourself back out of fear in some ways? What does listening to your fear really do? What is your fear really keeping you away from? Fear holds you back from stepping up to your Bigger Purpose. No one is saying jump now. You will fly into your purpose and your dreams when it feels right. However, by facing your fears you gain confidence and connection to others. Your life begins to feel like an adventure when you feel guided forwards by a loving energy that only supports you.

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Copyright Mari Selby, June 2010