Warriors' Notes for July 1997
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Subject: a bad dream
I found an idea that seems to be working for me. Lately I have been
suffering, wanting this woman so much, being rejected, having so much of
my ego invested I can't let go, feeling ashamed of being in love, etc.
etc. I decided to treat all the last 5 years like it was just a bad dream
and to wake up!
Ever have a dream where you were fighting with your (wife, friend, lover)
and wake up in the middle of the night laying there in bed and still feel
mad? or hurt? or angry? Well, it happens to me. But when I wake up I
tell myself not to feel bad, it was just a dream. The feelings fade. The
situation wasn't real. It doesn't have a hold on me. I go back to sleep.
Everything is fine in the morning.
After all, isn't this world just a dream we are all dreaming together?
Isn't sorcery deciding to (or finding the power to) dream another dream?
I got rid of everything that reminds me of this situation of the past, I
quieted my thoughts, and told myself it was all a bad dream, and I intend
to wake up. Then I did. It seems to be working for me as a way of
letting go, letting myself off the hook, releasing all those promises I
made to myself (and her). It wasn't real. It was just a dream.
To any of you out there with similar situations, I suggest you try it.
Suppose that your lost wife or child or mother or hurt feelings or that
bad thing you did, suppose it was all just a bad dream. Let it go.
There is no past. Wake up. Dream a new dream.
-Jim
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