Meri's Musings

Mere dreaming doesn't make it so. Dreams are arrows pointing the way, telling you what beckons, what the possibilities are. You've got to figure out the route from here to there. Preferably one without too many detours. Right this way.

This Note to Myself is only partly tongue in cheek. We know from experience  that too much of a good thing sometimes can be disgusting. . . think back to amateur drinking behavior in college and the hangovers (or toilet-hugging) that ensued and you'll know what I mean. But with those other kinds of good things, things without unfortunate after-effects, we often fail to luxuriate  and really suck each drop of joy from them. Sometimes we don't even acknowledge and celebrate the wonderful things in our lives. There's a saying that goes, "Where attention goes, energy flows." What we focus on is a signal to the Universe that we are asking for more of those experiences. Too often we turn our focus on the problems and unfortunate experiences in our lives, rather than on things that bring us joy or cause tears of gratitude to well up in our eyes. Let's make it a practice to feel joy from our fl...

It's easy to wrap yourself in a cocoon of excuses, self-doubt, and "the way it's always been"s. It's scary to take a stand for yourself and your dreams. Do it anyway.