I awoke – my right arm stretched out – my hand open – fingers reaching for something directly in front of me; I was sitting up in bed – moving seamlessly out of my dream – in the place where I left it …
The transition from dream state to awake state was so natural.
The momentum of the dream continued as I remembered that I was reaching for something before I woke up. It was a purple sphere about the size of a soft ball. In the dream it symbolized the earth, and I knew that if I touched it – it would open up like a flower!
This dream left me in a state of great happiness …
I got out of bed – I knew exactly what the day would bring – a chance at winning a large sum of money from a sweep-stake drawing I entered back in March of 2010. I was curious and yes excited about what was going to happen…
I did not win the grand prize – but the lesson I learned at the end of the day was priceless.
This dream woke me up to a simple but important learning - It is a great thing to have something(s) to be happy about.
There is this saying I learned in my Zen practice “There is no way to Happiness – Happiness is the way” and I would paraphrase that “Foster and nurture your happiness, for it lives as you live”
My art is so intertwined with my other arts. My teaching meditation, martial arts, the coaching in NLP, hypnosis, and my spiritual paths – make me whole and congruent – and therefore sustain and protect the happiness that is inside me.
The Drawing above is titled “Within – Reach” and is from the Series of artwork titled “Creating Out of Boxes” – a work in progress …
