30 Minutes That Could Save Your DreamWritten by Suzanne Falter-Barns
If you’ve got a dream you’re intent on pursuing, chances are you’re going to bog down at some point. That’s just way dreams are. In fact, there’s a little known rule about this called Second Rule of Thermodynamics, which states that sooner or later everything returns to chaos. In other words, expect your dream to come crashing down around your ears periodically. Yet, no need to despair; such meltdowns are actually good for your dream, because they force you to stop and rethink your approach if you want to continue. That’s only way you can find footing to continue, and in that process, you’re forced to learn and grow. This is when I always pull out my trusty guided visualizations. Nothing, but nothing, can turn your mind around quite as effectively as a good guided visualization. It can create hope where there was none, clarity in a space of confusion, and immeasurable inspiration. If you subscribe to same notion that I do – that all of our ideas and instincts around our dream are guided – then this is where you’ll find mother lode of such information. A good guided visualization will connect you with deep inner truths that most of us simply can’t tap into consciously. So basically, you, too, can be a Ghandi or a Nelson Mandela or a Thich Nacht Hahn … if you dig deep enough and surrender fully enough. (Those enlightened souls have taught us that such round-the-clock access to spiritual goods requires one heck of a lot of meditation, not to mention a saintly obfuscation of ego.) In meanwhile, next best thing is to turn on guided visualizations. By guided visualization, I mean a recording of someone leading you through a meditation. First they relax you; then they help you imagine yourself in a particular place, or having a certain experience. A great guided visualization will lead you into situations where anything can happen and anyone can show up. You simply sit back and observe as helpers show up, insights are gained, and instructions are received. Sometimes path you see is a familiar one you’ve imagined often with your conscious mind, and meditation serves as a wonderful confirmation of your plan. Yet, other times it can be strange and dark, making no sense whatsoever. My own students have come to me with alarm when they saw a picture of chaos, or violence and degradation. And yet, in talking it over later, they usually recognize a deeper meaning to picture. Over time, if they repeat process, they are often left with a greater insight than they anticipated. For instance, Rosemary was a frustrated writer who hated her daytime job, and was given to fits of gallows humor about it. When she first did my Discover Your Soul Purpose meditation, she uncovered a chaotic back alley, full of lurking, menacing figures. She did meditation several more times and situation only marginally improved. Yet, what Rosemary took away from experience was that her life was out of balance, and filled with dark, negative energy. She quit her job, attended to her failing health, and re-approached meditation some months later. Now scene was remarkably different, a sunny courtyard in which she could see herself as a writer for first time.
| | Do the Write ThingWritten by Donald Schnell
Article Title: Do The Write Thing Author Name: Dr. Donald Schnell Contact Email Address: Donald@spiritualjava.com Word Count: 560 Category: Personal Development, Motivation, Self Help Copyright Date: 2003 ******************************************** Publishing Guidelines: Thank you for publishing this article in its entirety including resource box. When possible, please notify me of publication by sending either a website link or a copy of your ezine upon publication via email to Donald@SpiritualJava.com Thank You! ******************************************** Do The Write Thing ©2003 Dr. Donald Schnell Dear Colleague, Here is one of real, hidden secrets of those who consistently produce product: make inviolate appointments with yourself to write. You most likely do a fairly good job at keeping appointments you make with others. You have mastered this skill, so why not use it to get things done? For example, I have to write Spiritual Java course, Dream Achievers course, daily Winning Edge, my coaching practice, there's another novel I'm working on, a newsletter in a different field, seminar planning etc. I block out several hours days in advance of due date. If I didn't block out that time in advance, I'd wind up desperately scribbling out copy minutes before due date. Some years back, I was counseling a hypnotherapist new to his practice. I shocked him when I told him to close his practice for a day if he wanted to see more business success. I suggested that instead of seeing clients that he devote an entire day to “marketing”. This was a day that he was to call patients, visit health foods stores, give speeches, and his charity work. Most of these important tasks weren't getting done because his time was eaten by talking to patients. his little extra time to promote his business paid him back in huge dividends. He had to block out time for himself, so that he could accomplish this.
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