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“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
The other day I was watching a video or movie, I honestly don’t remember which, and a character or person stated the idea that as we age we get beaten down by life and forget to dream as children do. That got me thinking, I am living some of my dreams, but not all of them. And the reason is not so much that I don’t have dreams, but that I’m not sure I deserve to have ALL of them.
This feeling is a hold over from very ancient times when humans thought they had to appease the gods in some way so they could have good fortune. They sacrificed something, usually animals, to ensure a good harvest, or to bless new homes, or marriages, or babies, or businesses. So, I think feeling like I can have a portion of my dream life but not all of it, harkens back to those times. You never can tell when the capricious gods will get you.
Since my mother died, I have had a complete shift in my thinking. I’m not sure why exactly. I think it has to do with the fact that my mother, and many of my ancestors before her, believed the adage, “First you suffer and then you die.” For some reason, I just can’t believe that idea any longer. Life is too short to wallow in misery.
Maybe it’s because my study of A Course in Miracles is finally sinking in. The teacher of ACIM I follow, Pam Grout, wrote in one of her blog posts recently that she has started asking Divine Oneness (my name for God) for messages in her journal on a daily basis. She reminded me that I used to do that and when I did lots of amazing things happened for me.
So, I’m following Pam’s lead and asking for messages from the Divine every single day. Most of them are just encouraging me to keep creating and reminding me how much I’m loved. And that I don’t need to do anything, like sacrificing things, to earn it. I can access joy any time I want, especially when I forget to turn away from suffering. I can always go back to the love that permeates everything.
I think it’s cognitive scientists who have said that humans are programed to go to negative thoughts and reactions when something happens no matter how trivial, so it takes discipline to turn away from those negative thoughts and find happiness and even joy.
I know that when something really tragic happens it’s important to feel grief and sorrow. It’s when we try to stuff those unacknowledged feelings and ignore them that they grow into suffering. When each of my parents died, I allowed myself to grieve and cry and feel extremely sad. But there was another aspect to those experiences. I knew that they had just graduated, if you will, to the next phase of their lives where they can be completely full of joy. I also knew that I was and am still able to feel the love they had for me while we were all here together. Love never dies and I can access it whenever I want. I also know that they wanted better for me than they experienced. Which is why I have now taken up the practice of asking for guidance and messages from Divine Oneness every single day. That’s how I’m going to manifest the dreams I didn’t think I deserved.
What are the dreams you have abandoned because you don’t think you deserve them, or you just got caught up in the demands of life? Wouldn’t it feel good to revive them and be assured that they can come true? Try asking for guidance and messages from God everyday and see if you feel lighter, happier, and able to make your dreams come true.
Have a wonderful week ahead.
Blessings,
Lucinda Sage-Midgorden
The Space Between Time
Lucinda is the author of The Space Between Time, an award finalist in the “Fiction: Fantasy” category of the 2017 Best Book Awards.
Have you ever experienced life shattering events? Yeah, after the last few years, most of us have. In The Space Between Time, Jenna Holden gets slammed by her fiancé walking out, her mother’s untimely death, and losing her job all in one week. But she receives unexpected help when she finds her three-times great-grandmother’s journals and begins the adventure of a lifetime.
The Space Between Time is available in all ebook formats at Smashwords and for Kindle at Amazon, or you can find the ebook at iBooks or Barnes and Noble. If you prefer a physical copy, you can find a print-on-demand version at Amazon. Stay tuned for news when the audiobook version and sequel are published.
Lucinda is also the host of Story-Power a podcast where she and her guests discuss their creative endeavors, and/or the stories that have changed their lives. It’s available here on Sage Woman Chronicles and on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcast apps. Please rate and leave a review. It helps people find me.
Rita Gau’s review: Recently, I finished reading a book titled, The Space Between Time, by my friend, Lucinda Sage-Midgorden. It was the best book I’ve read in a long time. It kept me captivated, which I have not experienced from any other book for the past couple of years. I loved all the little gems of meaningful and what I call spiritual statements throughout the book. You know, those words that make you pause and think, and sometimes have an “aha” from or a deeper awareness about something. And it was entertaining and informational about some of the history in the 1800’s and yet, contemporary. It also reminded me of the importance of “living in community” and how important it is to help one another and be engaged in your community. Thank you Lucinda for a wonderful, entertaining and captivating book!
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