Who doesn’t have desires and dreams?
Let’s face it, staying motivated and inspired can be challenging especially when we get caught up in daily stresses. One of the books I keep handy is “The Four- Fold Way” by Angeles Arrien, PH.D.
The author is an anthropologist, author, educator, and corporate consultant. On page 21, she references the way self-talk and negative beliefs govern our behavior by citing a conversation between Alice and the queen from Lewis Carroll’s famous book – Through a Looking Glass (Alice in Wonderland).
Angeles remarks that the queen recognizes personal power and takes a no-nonsense approach to “doing what must be done” regardless of any obstacles. She highlights the importance of dreaming the impossible dream in the following excerpt from Alice in Wonderland:
“I can’t believe that!” said Alice
“Can’t you?” the queen said in a pitying tone. “Try again, draw a long breath, and shut your eyes.”
Alice laughed. “There’s no use trying.” she said. “One can’t believe impossible things.”
“I daresay you haven’t much practice,” said the queen. “When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day.
Why, sometimes, I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
How about you?
How often do you talk yourself out of believing something is possible?
Do you set the bar low because you fear wishing for too much?
Do you see your life as full of possibilities or problems?
How many dreams have you given up?
Here’s a fun exercise to reclaim your dreams
Make a list of 100 dreams
Suspend judgments about whether they are possible or how you will achieve them. Be outrageous. Add dreams of any size – big or small. Have fun with this.
Let your inner child come out and play in creating your dream list. Notice what you learn about who you are and what you want.
Use this as a tool to ignite your passions and joys that will lead you to the next steps in creating your dream life and living your Divine destiny.
