Archive for Letters from Dreamers
Dedicated to a Friend
by Nina Palmieri A beloved friend of mine recently lost his father. As he was telling me about his father’s sudden death, I had the sensation that I was merging with him. I felt that I was the life within him as he was speaking, and that I was the life within me as I [...]
[Click to Continue →]Luck
by Helen Pratt The art of Dreaming while awake and aware can open many doors and help us see from all points of view. I received a chain email recently. Sprinkled throughout were guarantees that good luck would come to me if I sent the email on to 20 people. If I didn’t send it [...]
[Click to Continue →]The Dragon Whisperer
by Camilla Sollum The art of Dreaming while awake and aware can open many doors and help us see from all points of view. We have talked much about the bats that live in the caves of our inner landscape – those beliefs and agreements that keep us from evolving. I have done some work [...]
[Click to Continue →]Stop Thinking
by Dan Everett I have been noticing how thinking prevents me from actually experiencing life. When I have a sensory stimulus my mind immediately seeks to analyze it and define it with a word symbol. Then my mind uses the word and its pre-conceived meaning to replace the experience. As I have become more aware [...]
[Click to Continue →]Isle of View
by Steve Wiggs It had been a magical day, perfect in every way. As we stepped off the small passenger ferry back onto ‘terra firma’ my twelve year-old son and I agreed that it had been one of the best days of our lives. As we walked up the dock I heard the familiar ‘I [...]
[Click to Continue →]Memory
by Carolyn Duval It seems that we believe we are defined by our memories. All the moments of our lives are just shadowy images in our minds, but with a constant, nurturing attention they solidify and become bricks in the structure that we call us. Our determination to hold on to memories that are no [...]
[Click to Continue →]Waking Up Really Does Matter
by Norb Yates As children, we learn certain masteries by applying our attention and energy. Through these masteries, we accumulate knowledge and possessions. At first, only food, comfort, new words and new toys are important. And then we learn how to get along with others. We master relationships. We decide who we like and don’t [...]
[Click to Continue →]Playing Hide and Seek
by Danny What a joy to experience my son Nathan from many different perspectives! From the age of three, he loved to play the game Hide and Seek. It wasn’t so much fun for him to be the seeker. He always wanted to hide – and simply adored being found. He’d dash behind the nearest [...]
[Click to Continue →]Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
by Helen Pratt One of the very first exercises suggested to me on my journey to freedom was using a mirror. I was to look at myself in the mirror and say “I love you” in my head and even out loud. I was to send love to my reflection every day, several times a [...]
[Click to Continue →]Judgment and Comparison
by Karen Harbour I always thought of myself as someone who did not judge. I felt compassion for all people, with all their differences and foibles. I accepted everyone just as they were. At least, that is the lie I believed for decades and decades. When pushed, I could agree that I did make discerning [...]
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